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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for anthropometric, health and lifestyle data among participantsparticipants a

From: Diurnal cortisol rhythms among Latino immigrants in Oregon, USA

Characteristic

Males (n = 23)

Females (n = 38)

Age (years)

37.17 (12.8)

33.84 (10.5)

Time in residence (years)

12.48 (10.1)**

6.97 (5.5)

Age at arrival in U.S. (years)

23.77 (10.6)

25.38 (12.7)

Height (cm)

164.67 (6.5)***

155.95 (7.4)

Weight (kg)

77.96 (15.0)*

70.3 (13.3)

BMI (kg/m2)

28.65 (4.5)

28.99 (5.5)

Waist circumference (WC; cm)

95.28 (13.8)

89.58 (14.0)

Waist-to-stature ratio (WSR)

0.58 (0.08)

0.58 (0.10)

Glucose (mg/dL)

76.61 (9.5)

80.55 (14.2)

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

133.61 (18.9)

144.54 (25.8)

Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)a

115.91 (12.1)

110.23 (17.4)

Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)a

72.71 (8.7)

72.57 (9.8)

Cortisol AUCg1

1.39 (1.36)b

1.71 (1.3)

Cortisol AUCg2

1.36 (0.99)b

1.48 (1.4)

Cortisol AUCg average

1.38 (0.80)b

1.60 (1.1)

  1. aAll values presented as mean (SD) unless otherwise noted.
  2. bMean (SD) only includes subset of cases where cortisol samples were provided.
  3. Differences between males and females are statistically significant at: * P<0.05; ** P<0.01; *** P<0.001.