Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population according to origin and adolescent BMI groups
| Â | Native Israelis | Ethiopian Israelis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Underweight BMI < 18.5 | Normal BMI 18.5 ≤ BMI < 25 | High BMI BMI ≥ 25 | Underweight BMI < 18.5 | Normal BMI 18.5 ≤ BMI < 25 | High BMI BMI ≥ 25 | |
Men | ||||||
Total number | 7,435 | 42,600 | 10,736 | 5,307 | 10,708 | 1,035 |
Israeli-born (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 32.5 | 24.6 | 59.7 |
Mean age (years ± SD) | 17.3 ± 0.5 | 17.3 ± 0.5 | 17.4 ± 0.6 | 17.7 ± 0.7 | 17.8 ± 0.8 | 17.5 ± 0.6 |
Mean BMI (kg/m2 ± SD) | 17.5 ± 0.8 | 21.3 ± 1.7 | 28.5 ± 3.3 | 17.3 ± 0.9 | 20.6 ± 1.6 | 28.4 ± 3.3 |
Mean weight (kg ± SD) | 53.2 ± 4.8 | 64.7 ± 7.2 | 86.7 ± 12.3 | 51.0 ± 4.7 | 59.8 ± 6.6 | 84.8 ± 11.9 |
Mean height (cm ± SD) | 173.9 ± 6.8 | 174.0 ± 6.7 | 174.1 ± 6.8 | 171.5 ± 6.8 | 170.3 ± 6.6 | 172.9 ± 7.1 |
Full education (%) | 92.0 | 92.5 | 92.1 | 90.8 | 91.4 | 92.3 |
Low SES (%) | 43.2 | 43.6 | 46.9 | 35.1 | 36.1 | 35.8 |
Medium SES (%) | 35.2 | 35.4 | 36.2 | 62.0 | 60.4 | 61.1 |
High SES (%) | 21.6 | 21.0 | 16.9 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
Low cognitive score (%) | 23.2 | 20.6 | 25.1 | 65.6 | 63.3 | 64.5 |
Medium cognitive score (%) | 62.2 | 64.1 | 63.5 | 34.2 | 36.3 | 34.8 |
High cognitive score (%) | 14.2 | 15.4 | 11.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Women | ||||||
Total number | 4,685 | 23,170 | 5,180 | 3,114 | 6,507 | 1,013 |
Israeli-born (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 36.5 | 34.5 | 51.6 |
Mean age (years ± SD) | 17.1 ± 0.3 | 17.1 ± 0.3 | 17.2 ± 0.4 | 17.6 ± 0.7 | 17.6 ± 0.7 | 17.5 ± 0.7 |
Mean BMI (kg/m2 ± SD) | 17.5 ± 0.8 | 21.3 ± 1.7 | 28.5 ± 3.4 | 17.2 ± 0.9 | 20.9 ± 1.7 | 28.1 ± 3.0 |
Mean weight (kg ± SD) | 46.6 ± 4.1 | 56.0 ± 6.1 | 75.1 ± 10.9 | 44.3 ± 4.0 | 53.1 ± 5.8 | 72.3 ± 9.9 |
Mean height (cm ± SD) | 163.0 ± 6.3 | 162.1 ± 6.1 | 162.2 ± 6.4 | 160.4 ± 6.0 | 159.1 ± 6.1 | 160.1 ± 6.7 |
Full education (%) | 98.3 | 98.5 | 97.3 | 93.1 | 92.8 | 94.8 |
Low SES (%) | 16.5 | 17.7 | 20.0 | 33.9 | 34.1 | 30.7 |
Medium SES (%) | 49.3 | 49.8 | 52.8 | 64.2 | 62.8 | 65.5 |
High SES (%) | 34.2 | 32.5 | 27.2 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
Low cognitive score (%) | 14.6 | 12.7 | 18.3 | 62.1 | 62.5 | 60.7 |
Medium cognitive score (%) | 73.6 | 74.3 | 72.5 | 37.6 | 37.2 | 38.5 |
High cognitive score (%) | 11.8 | 13.0 | 9.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 |