Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants, by ethnic origin (n = 4717)
|  | Ethnic origin | All (n = 4717) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dutch (n = 1429) | South-Asian Surinamese (n = 1003) | African Surinamese (n = 980) | Moroccan (n = 717) | Turkish (n = 588) | ||
Age (years) | 48.2 (13.5) | 47.6 (12.2) | 49.7 (11.2) | 41.1 (12.0) | 41.7 (11.0) | 46.5 (12.6) |
Men (n (%) of participants) | 635 (44.2%) | 408 (40.7%) | 314 (32.0%) | 270 (37.7%) | 277 (47.1%) | 1904 (40.4%) |
N (%) of participants with lowest educational level | 238 (16.7%) | 463 (46.2%) | 362 (36.9%) | 333 (46.4%) | 286 (48.6%) | 1682 (35.7%) |
N (%) of participants with medium education level | 306 (21.4%) | 281 (28.0%) | 337 (34.4%) | 244 (34.0%) | 175 (29.8%) | 1343 (28.5%) |
N (%) of participants with highest education level | 885 (61.9%) | 259 (25.8%) | 281 (28.7%) | 140 (19.5%) | 127 (21.6%) | 1692 (35.9%) |
Physical activity (total MET-minutes/week, median (IQR)) | 7512 (5510; 9818) | 6372 (4124; 9375) | 6960 (4440; 10,883) | 5550 (3210; 8415) | 5430 (2527; 8666) | 6654 (4230–9502) |
Current smoker (n (%) of participants) | 325 (22.7%) | 235 (23.4%) | 224 (22.9%) | 76 (10.6%) | 167 (28.4%) | 1027 (21.8%) |
Daily dietary costs (€/day) | 5.64 (1.48) | 5.00 (1.78) | 5.16 (1.88) | 4.78 (1.73) | 5.91 (2.05) | 5.31 (1.79) |
Energy adjusted dietary costs (€/2000 kcal) | 5.31 (1.15) | 5.19 (1.25) | 5.24 (1.57) | 4.79 (1.34) | 5.64 (1.53) | 5.23 (1.37) |
DHD15-index, crude mean | 78.2 (16.4) | 83.4 (16.9) | 79.3 (16.1) | 86.5 (16.1) | 84.4 (15.7) | 81.5 (16.6) |
High diet quality (% top quintile) | 12.9% | 24.7% | 16.1% | 31.7% | 22.1% | 20.1% |
DHD15-index, adjusted mean (95% CI)a | 76.8 (75.9; 77.6) | 83.8 (82.8; 84.7) | 77.8 (76.9; 78.8) | 88.1 (86.9; 89.2) | 87.5 (86.3; 88.8) | – |