Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Prevalence in Adults from Two Remote First Nations Communities in Northwestern Ontario, Canada

Table 1

Descriptive characteristics of First Nations adults from two northwestern communities of Ontario, Canada.

	Men; (𝑛=31)	Women; (𝑛=41)
Age (year)	42 ± 12	43 ± 13
Weight (kg)	97 ± 17	84 ± 14*
BMI (kg/m^2)	31.4 ± 4.5	32.6 ± 5.1
Waist circumference (cm)	112 ± 12	114 ± 14

Data are expressed as means ± standard deviation.
BMI = body mass index.
* Significantly different from men at 𝑃<.01.