Socio-demographic characteristics of South Asian participants across length of residence.

a<p>Mean ± SD.</p>b<p>n (%).</p

Significant associations between length of residence and food variables of interest.

<p>Significant associations between length of residence and food variables of interest.</p

Percentage of participants reporting changes in food items and preparation since immigration (only variables with greater than 30% reported).

<p>Open bars represent negative dietary changes.</p

Ordinal regression results of the association between acculturation and dietary items after adjustment for age, sex, education and body mass index.

<p>All analyses were adjusted for age, sex, education and BMI.</p

Percentage of participants reporting an improvement in food variables of interest indicative of positive changes since immigration (only variables with greater than 50% reported).

<p>Percentage of participants reporting an improvement in food variables of interest indicative of positive changes since immigration (only variables with greater than 50% reported).</p

Characteristics of subjects by ethnicity.

<p>Values presented are means ± SD. Subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue were not normally distributed and were transformed using the natural log for statistical analyses; values presented are the median (25^th percentile, 75^th percentile). Significant differences between ethnic groups were assessed by ANOVA. Ethnic-specific differences in season of blood collection were assessed by Pearson's chi-squared test.</p

Plasma 25(OH)D concentrations by VAT tertiles in European and South Asian subjects.

<p>Plasma 25(OH)D concentrations were significantly different (<i>p</i> = 0.01) between VAT tertiles and significantly lower (<i>p</i><0.001) in South Asians.</p

Relationship of plasma 25(OH)D with body fat compartments in men and women.

<p>Data were analyzed by linear regression models adjusted for ethnicity, age, BMI, and season of blood collection. VAT, SAT, and percent total body fat were included in the same model. Females and males were analyzed separately.</p><p>SAT, subcutaneous adipose tissue.</p><p>VAT, visceral adipose tissue.</p

Relationship of plasma 25(OH)D with anthropometric measures and body fat distribution in men and women.

<p>Data were analyzed by separate linear regression models adjusted for ethnicity, age, BMI, and season of blood collection. Females and males were analyzed separately.</p><p>SAT, subcutaneous adipose tissue.</p><p>VAT, visceral adipose tissue.</p

Adjusted prevalence of current smoking and quitting in Canada by demographic and socioeconomic characteristics and province.

<p>BC British Columbia; PEI Prince Edward Island.</p