Background
Methods
Study population
Data collection
Response and participation
Definitions
Statistical analyses
Ethical approval
Results
Characteristics of the study population
Men | |||
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Hindustani-Surinamese, N = 147 | African-Surinamese, >N = 191 | Dutch, N = 243 | |
Mean age (years)
|
44.5 (43.4-45.6)*
|
44.0 (43.2-44.9)*
|
48.0 (47.1-48.8)
|
Highest level of education (%)
| |||
Primary or less |
43 (29.7)*
|
15 (8.0)*
|
20 (8.4)
|
Secondary |
61 (42.1)
|
93 (49.5)
|
52 (21.9)
|
Lower vocational |
27 (18.6)
|
49 (26.1)
|
69 (29.0)
|
Higher vocational or more |
14 (9.7)
|
31 (16.5)
|
97 (40.8)
|
Smoking (current)
|
78 (53.1)
|
111 (58.7)*
|
109 (45.2)
|
Physical activity (%) | 89 (60.5) | 107 (56.0) | 160 (65.8) |
Body mass index (kg/m2)
| 26.4 (25.5-27.2) | 26.3 (25.7-26.9) | 26.2 (25.7-26.8) |
Type 2 diabetes (%)
|
37 (25.3)*
|
23 (12.1)
|
19 (8.0)
|
Hypertension (%)
| 52 (36.4) | 81 (42.9) | 86 (35.4) |
Mean waist-to-height ratio
|
0.56 (0.55-0.57)*
|
0.52 (0.51-0.53)*
|
0.53 (0.52-0.54)
|
- Waist-to-height ratio >0.50 (%) |
117 (79.6)*
|
98 (51.3)*
|
155 (63.8)
|
- Mean waist circumference (m) |
0.95 (0.93-0.97)
|
0.91 (0.89-0.92)*
|
0.96 (0.94-0.97)
|
- Mean height (m) |
1.70 (1.69-1.71)*
|
1.75 (1.74-1.76)*
|
1.80 (1.79-1.81)
|
Median ACR (mg/mmol)
|
0.36 (0.20-0.91)*
|
0.26 (0.16-0.47)
|
0.24 (0.16-0.45)
|
- Albuminuria (%) | 15 (10.2) | 11 (5.8) | 12 (5.0) |
Mean logACR
|
−0.70 (−0.89- -0.51)*
|
−1.11 (−1.31- -0.92)
|
−1.34 (−1.50- -1.17)
|
Women
| |||
Hindustani-Surinamese,
N = 187
|
African-Surinamese ,
N = 398
|
Dutch,
N = 250
| |
Mean age (years)
|
45.0 (44.1-46.0)*
|
43.5 (43.0-44.1)*
|
48.0 (46.7-48.4)
|
Highest level of education (%)
| |||
Primary or less |
44 (24.0)*
|
26 (6.6)*
|
21 (8.4)
|
Secondary |
82 (44.8)
|
148 (37.6)
|
74 (29.7)
|
Lower vocational |
39 (21.3)
|
135 (34.3)
|
71 (28.5)
|
Higher vocational or more |
18 (9.8)
|
85 (21.6)
|
83 (33.3)
|
Smoking (current)
|
42 (22.8)*
|
124 (31.7)*
|
1109 (44.0)
|
Physical activity- ≥30 minutes, 5 times/week (%) |
82 (44.1)*
|
226 (56.8)
|
155 (62.0)
|
Body mass index (kg/m2)
|
27.8 (27.0-28.5)*
|
29.0 (29.0-30.1)*
|
26.1 (25.4-26.7)
|
Type 2 diabetes (%)
|
49 (26.5)*
|
51 (12.9)*
|
14 (5.9)
|
Hypertension (%)
|
61 (33.0)*
|
137 (34.8)*
|
42 (16.8)
|
Mean waist-to-height ratio
|
0.60 (0.59-0.61)*
|
0.58 (0.57-0.59)*
|
0.53 (0.52-0.53)
|
- Waist-to-height ratio >0.50 (%) |
163 (87.2)*
|
323 (81.2)*
|
135 (54.0)
|
- Mean waist circumference (m) |
0.94 (0.92-0.96)*
|
0.95 (0.94-0.97)*
|
0.88 (0.86-0.90)
|
- Mean height (m) |
1.58 (1.57-1.59)*
|
1.63 (1.62-1.63)*
|
1.67 (1.67-1.68)
|
Median ACR (mg/mmol)
|
0.48 (0.30-0.97)*
|
0.40 (0.24-0.76)*
|
0.34 (0.20-0.59)
|
- Albuminuria (%) |
13 (6.9)*
|
27 (6.8)*
|
4 (1.6)
|
Mean logACR
|
−0.65 (−0.89- -0.42)*
|
−0.70 (−0.84- -0.56)*
|
−1.12 (−1.27- -0.97)
|
Mean waist to height ratio and albumin-creatinine ratio
Association between waist-to-height ratio and logACR
Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | |||||
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Dif | 95%-CI | Dif | 95%-CI | Dif | 95%-CI | Dif | 95%-CI | |
Waist-to-height ratio (per 0.1) |
0.359
|
0.278-0.440
|
0.272
|
0.185-0.360
|
0.451
|
0.255-0.647
|
0.368
|
0.174-0.562
|
Ethnicity
Hindustani African Dutch |
0.47
0.35
Ref
|
0.28-0.67
0.18-0.52
|
0.41
0.36
Ref
|
0.20-0.62
0.19-0.53
|
0.23
0.23
Ref
|
0.02-0.43
0.06-0.40
| ||
Sex (male) |
−0.21
|
−0.36- -0.06
|
−0.20
|
−0.35- -0.06
|
−0.29
|
−0.44- -0.14
| ||
Age (years) |
0.02
|
0.01-0.03
|
0.02
|
0.00-0.03
| 0.00 | −0.01-0.01 | ||
Smoking (current) |
0.21
|
0.06-0.35
|
0.20
|
0.05-0.35
|
0.21
|
0.07-0.36
| ||
Body mass index (kg/m2) |
−0.03
|
−0.06-0.00
|
−0.04
|
−0.07- -0.01
| ||||
Type 2 diabetes
|
0.72
|
0.50-0.93
| ||||||
Hypertension
|
0.35
|
0.32-0.67
|
Dif | 95 %-CI | p-value interaction | |||
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Sex
|
WHtR
| (per 0.1) |
0.355
|
0.154-0.555
| |
Sex
| (male) | −0.55 | −1.52-0.43 | ||
WHtR *Sex
| 0.047 | −0.131-0.225 | 0.60 | ||
Age
|
WHtR
|
0.729
|
0.158-1.300
| ||
Age
| (years) | 0.04 | −0.02-0.11 | ||
WHtR *Age
| −0.008 | −0.020-0.004 | 0.19 | ||
Type 2 diabetes
|
WHtR
| (per 0.1) |
0.383
|
0.186-0.579
| |
Type 2 diabetes
|
1.45
|
0.00-2.89
| |||
WHtR *Type 2 diabetes
| −0.120 | −0.354-0.114 | 0.32 | ||
Hypertension
|
WHtR
| (per 0.1) |
0.334
|
0.133-0.535
| |
Hypertension
| −0.15 | −1.16-0.87 | |||
WHtR *Hypertension
| 0.115 | −0.060-0.291 | 0.20 |
Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | |||||
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Dif | 95%-CI | Dif | 95%-CI | Dif | 95%-CI | Dif | 95%-CI | |
Hindustani-Surinamese
|
0.317
|
0.127-0.507
|
0.223
|
0.017-0.429
|
0.630
|
0.189-1.071
|
0.522
|
0.096-0.949
|
African-Surinamese
|
0.355
|
0.233-0.477
|
0.309
|
0.174-0.445
|
0.415
|
0.114-0.705
|
0.334
|
0.047-0.622
|
Dutch
|
0.258
|
0.120-0.396
|
0.252
|
0.107-0.397
|
0.417
|
0.062-0.772
| 0.356 | −0.010-0.721 |
Difference | 95%-CI | p-value interaction | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
WHtR
| (per 0.1) |
0.340
|
0.107-0.573
| |
Ethnicity
| Hindustani | 0.39 | −0.92-1.71 | |
African | −0.08 | −1.14-0.97 | ||
Dutch | Ref | |||
WHtR*Ethnicity
| Hindustani | −0.027 | −0.258-0.205 | 0.70 |
African | 0.058 | −0.134-0.250 | ||
Dutch | Ref |