. 2006 Feb 15;3:14. doi: 10.1186/1743-7075-3-14

Table 2.

Racial differences in anthropometric measures and bone mineral density (mean ± SD)

Anthropometric Variables	Caucasians n = 653	African Americans n = 64	Asians n = 38
Height (inches)	70.2 (± 2.7)	69.5(± 2.9)	65.6(± 2.4)^a
Weight (pounds)	173.4 (± 29.0)	172.5(± 29.4)	154.8(± 22.3)^a
BMI (kg/m²)	24.7 (± 3.4)	25.1(± 3.6)	23.1(± 2.9)^a
Bone Mineral Density/Size
Calcaneal BMD (g/cm²)	0.706 (± 0.13)	0.852 (± 0.17)^a	0.666 (± 0.14)
Lumbar Spine BMD (g/cm²)	1.282 (± 0.13)	1.309 (± 0.19)	1.272 (± 0.13)
Total Hip BMD (g/cm²)	1.244 (± 0.15)	1.356 (± 0.20)^a	1.159 (± 0.09)
Distal Tibia BMD (mg/cm3)	810 (± 85.1)	813. (± 84.8)	811 (± 92.3)
Tibial Mineral Content (mg)	354.8 (± 44.7)	390.0 (± 53.9)^a	344.6 (± 40.3)
Cortical Thickness (mm)	6.17 (± 0.78)	6.41 (± 0.90)	6.06 (± 0.79)
Periosteal Circumference (mm)	73.7 (± 5.7)	76.3^a(± 5.8)^a	72.9 (± 5.1)

^ap < 0.05 vs. other races