Table 2 Characteristics of Immigrant Participants

From: The adoption of a westernized gut microbiome in Indian Immigrants and Indo-Canadians is associated with dietary acculturation

Characteristic

Indo-Immigr

n = 32

Euro-Immigr

n = 23

P value

â–³ westernization, n (%)

 No westernization

0 (0)

4 (18)

0.002 a

 Little westernization

12 (38)

13 (59)

 

 Moderate westernization

17 (53)

4 (18)

 

 High westernization

3 (9)

1 (4)

 

Immigration-related stress, n (%)

 Low stress

22 (69)

21 (91)

0.04 a

 Moderate stress

8 (25)

2 (9)

 

 High stress

2 (6)

0 (0)

 

Age at immigration, n (%)

   

 0-3 years

0 (0)

1 (4)

0.19 b

 4-17 years

9 (28)

3 (13)

 

 18-49 years

23 (72)

19 (83)

 

Years since immigration

 Median (IQR)

4 (6)

3 (9)

0.65 c

 Min-max

0-22

0-48

 
  1. IQR interquartile range; aChi-Square for Trend, bFisher’s Extract, cMann-Whitney.