Table 2

Differences in age, QRISK3, RR, heart age, MET, total activity and daily sitting time between the two groups

			95% CI
	Group	N	Lower	Upper	Median	IQR	P value
Age (y)	Northwest	136	39.32	42.95	39	16	0.326
Age (y)	Syrian	137	37.98	41.04	38	12	0.326
BMI	Northwest	117	25.01	26.41	25.99	4.836	< 0.001*
BMI	Syrian	133	28.76	30.55	29.94	6.789	< 0.001*
QRISK3 (%)	Northwest	136	2.36	3.96	1.2	3.15	.042†
QRISK3 (%)	Syrian	137	3.7	6.4	2.2	5.5	.042†
RR	Northwest	136	1.3	1.61	1.1	0.7	< 0.001*
RR	Syrian	137	3.4	5.47	2.8	3.8	< 0.001*
Heart age (y)	Northwest	136	42.11	46.56	42	18	.002‡
Heart age (y)	Syrian	137	47.54	52.68	48	24	.002‡
MET	Northwest	136	5125.15	6415.79	5115	4473.75	< 0.001*
MET	SYRIAN	137	2680.4	3495.79	2460	3162	< 0.001*
Self-reported TA (min/week)	Northwest	136	258.94	318.03	240	180	< 0.001*
Self-reported TA (min/week)	SyrianN	137	181.33	252.46	180	180	< 0.001*
Truncated TA (min/week)	Northwest	136	244.6	284.72	240	150	< 0.001*
Truncated TA (min/week)	Syrian	137	166.38	202.6	180	120	< 0.001*
Sitting (min/day)	Northwest	136	452	516	480	240	< 0.001*
Sitting (min/day)	Syrian	137	542	635	600	300	< 0.001*

The differences were calculated using the Mann–Whitney U test, and statistically significant associations were lined
*P value <0.001.
†P value <0.05.
‡P value <0.01.
BMI, body mass index; MET, the metabolic equivalent of task; RR, 10-year relative risk; TA, total activity.