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Table 2 Baseline characteristics for the measurements on board

From: Eating behaviour and weight development of European and Asian seafarers during stay on board and at home

Characteristics

Burmese

(n = 18)

Filipinos

(n = 26)

Europeans

(n = 20)

Test statistics

p-value

Age (years)

42.3 (±9.3)

39.6 (±7.1)

36.7 (±12.6)

1.63

.205a

BMI (kg/m2)

26.3 (±2.8)

26.3 (±3.9)

25.9 (±3.5)

0.09

.915a

BMI groups (%)

   

4.24

.392b

 Normal weight

38.9

50.0

40.0

  

 Overweight

55.6

30.8

50.0

  

 Obesity

5.6

19.2

10.0

  
  1. BMI body mass index
  2. Values are given as percentage or mean (standard deviation)
  3. aone-way ANOVA
  4. bFisher’s exact test
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Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

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