Baseline characteristics by sex and ethnic group: SABRE study 1988–1991.

Data presented are unadjusted means (SD) and %, with exception of physical activity and alcohol consumption, presented as medians (interquartile range), due to skewed data (categorical variables were used for ethnic group comparisons). *p<0.05 for group differences with Europeans as reference category. †n = 959, includes only those people born outside the UK/Ireland with complete data (for European group, n = 61). Physical activity measured in megajoules expended per week during leisure time, travel time and sports. Sedentary behaviour measured as television viewing hours per week.