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Table 1 Characteristics of study samples by race/ethnicity

From: Association of gene coding variation and resting metabolic rate in a multi-ethnic sample of children and adults

Characteristic

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

N

Mean[SD] or %

N

Mean[SD] or %

N

Mean[SD] or %

N

Mean[SD] or %

Age (years)

262

28[16]

148

30[16]

106

26[15]

7

23[11]

Sex (% female)

262

40%

148

44%

106

37%

7

29%

Weight (kg)

262

76[23]

148

76[23]

106

76[21]

7

80[17]

Height (m)

262

1.64[0.12]

148

1.65[0.13]

106

1.64[0.10]

7

1.65[0.12]

BMI (kg/m2)

262

28[7]

148

27[7]

106

28[7]

7

29[2]

Fat Mass (kg)

250

27[15]

142

27[15]

100

27[15]

7

31[7]

Fat-Free Mass (kg)

250

49[13]

142

49[14]

100

49[11]

7

49[17]

Body Fat %

250

34[12]

142

34[12]

100

35[13]

7

41[10]

SBP (mmHg)

225

119[14]

122

120[16]

95

120[11]

7

116[14]

DBP (mmHg)

225

72[9]

122

72[10]

95

71[8]

7

71[6]

Glucose (mg/dL)

165

50[38]

94

52[37]

65

45[39]

5

75[32]

Insulin (μU/mL)

222

73[62]

130

66[48]

86

81[65]

5

137[197]

Cholesterol (mg/dL)

228

163[34]

124

166[36]

98

159[31]

6

164[37]

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

228

81[57]

124

93[66]

98

65[37]

6

110[32]

HDL (mg/dL)

228

54[17]

124

52[16]

98

56[18]

6

43[18]

LDL (mg/dL)

228

93[29]

124

96[31]

98

89[25]

6

99[21]

RMR (kcal/day)

258

1912[532]

144

1885[515]

106

1940[536]

7

1898[722]

VO2Max (ml/kg/min)

184

2286[849]

96

2505[969]

84

2039[601]

4

2029[741]