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Individual characteristics of the study population by ethnic group |
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| Dutch |
Turkish |
Moroccan |
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| Number of participants |
517 |
440 |
365 |
| Age (yrs) |
45.5 (16.8) |
37.3 (13.0) |
37.8 (14.6) |
| Education % |
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| Primary school or lower |
7.3 |
42.2 |
30.1 |
| Lower secondary/vocational |
25.1 |
23.6 |
33.3 |
| Intermediate vocational |
27.3 |
24.1 |
27.0 |
| Higher |
40.3 |
10.1 |
9.6 |
| BMI |
25 (4.3) |
28.1 (5.4) |
27.2 (5.6) |
| Systolic BP |
134.5 (22.3) |
123.2 (18.2) |
125.0 (19.6) |
| Diastolic BP |
81.9 (11.2) |
79.1 (10.8) |
77.4 (10.2) |
| Hypertension % |
41.8 |
24.2 |
23.3 |
| Neighbourhood stressors |
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| % Crime |
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| Low |
48.5 (3.6) |
49.8 (3.4) |
49.7 (3.5) |
| High |
55.9 (1.4) |
55.8 (1.4) |
55.8 (1.4) |
| % Housing density |
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| Low |
45.8(9.3) |
44.8 10.7) |
45.1 (10.0) |
| High |
78.7(9.2) |
74.1 (9.5) |
74.0 (8.8) |
| % Nuisance from motor traffic |
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| Low |
22.9 (10.6) |
29.5 (9.5) |
26.7 (11.1) |
| High |
54.3 (15.0) |
52.0 (13.5) |
50.1 (11.8) |
| Mean Quality of green facilities |
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| Low |
5.9 (0.2) |
5.9 (0.2) |
6.0 (0.2) |
| High |
6.9 (0.3) |
6.7 (0.3) |
6.8 (0.3) |
| % Nuisance from alcohol misuse |
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| Low |
5.4 (3.8) |
4.7 (3.9) |
4.8 (3.9) |
| High |
29.7 (7.0) |
26.3 (6.9) |
25.0 (6.8) |
| % Nuisance from drug misuse |
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| Low |
12.0 (4.4) |
11.5 (4.0) |
11.3 (3.9) |
| High |
31.4 (7.1) |
30.6 (7.4) |
28.5 (7.2) |
| % Social participation |
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| Low |
37.2 (5.0) |
37.3 (4.5) |
37.8 (4.9) |
| High |
53.8 (7.8) |
55.1 (9.2) |
56.6 (8.9) |
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BMI = Body mass index; BP = Blood pressure | |||
Agyemang et al. BMC Public Health 2007 7:118 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-118 |
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