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Table 2 Characteristics of the immigrant population at baseline

From: Ethnic differences in prediabetes incidence among immigrants to Canada: a population-based cohort study

Variablesa

Total (N = 334,678)

Ethnic groupsb

 South Asian

69,681 (20.8)

 Sub-Saharan African and Caribbean

36,899 (11.0)

 South-East Asian

30,797 (9.2)

 Latin American

29,396 (8.8)

 East Asian

69,120 (20.6)

 West Asian and Arab

33,990 (10.2)

 Eastern European

42,365 (12.7)

 Western European

22,430 (6.7)

High school education or less

198,849 (59.4)

Married or common law

194,561 (58.1)

Immigration class

 Family

121,652 (36.3)

 Economic

132,204 (39.5)

 Investor/business

11,302 (3.4)

 Refugee

56,389 (16.8)

 Others

13,129 (3.9)

Duration in Canada

 < 5 years

72,186 (21.6)

 5–9 years

101,425 (30.3)

 10–14 years

99,332 (29.7)

 ≥ 15 years

61,735 (18.4)

  1. All values expressed as N (%)
  2. aAll immigration-related variables were obtained using information collected at the time of landing in Canada from the IRCC-PR database
  3. bEthnic groups were ascertained using country of birth, mother tongue, and surnames