Table 1.

Baseline data in African American and Caucasian Adolescents

					ANOVA (p-value)
		Prepubertal	Pubertal	Postpubertal	Race Effect	Puberty Effect	Interaction Effect
BMI (kg/m2)	African American	21.5±1.3 (n=3)	22.6±1.5 (n=11)	26.2±1.4 (n=11)	0.14	<0.001	0.17
	Caucasian	17.3±0.7 (n=11)	23.5±0.9 (n=11)	24.7±1.1 (n=11)
Systolic Pressure (mmHg)	African American	106±9	118±4	111±3	0.056	0.12	0.38
	Caucasian	93±8	105±3	110±3
Diastolic Pressure (mmHg)	African American	55±6	58±3	56±3	0.25	0.75	0.52
	Caucasian	52±2	52±2	56±2
Cholesterol (mmol/L)	African American	4.7±0.3	4.0±0.3	4.1±0.2	0.23	0.40	0.33
	Caucasian	4.0±0.1	4.0±0.2	160±0.3
HDL (mmol/L)	African American	1.3±0.2	1.2±0.1	1.2±0.1	1	0.19	0.76
	Caucasian	1.5±0.1	1.1±0.1	1.2±0.1
LDL (mmol/L)	African American	3.2±0.2*	2.5±0.2	2.6±0.2	0.078	0.46	0.71
	Caucasian	2.2±0.1	2.5±0.1	2.7±0.2
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	African American	0.5±0.1	0.5±0.1	0.8±0.2	0.71	0.15	0.90
	Caucasian	0.5±0.1	0.6±0.1	0.8±0.2
Fasting glucose (mmol/L)	African American	4.8±0.3	4.6±0.2	4.6±0.1	0.55	0.11	0.61
	Caucasian	4.6±0.1	4.6±0.2	4.3±0.1
Fasting insulin (pmol/L)	African American	76±22	49±9	73±14	0.80	0.95	0.14
	Caucasian	83±50	135±66	58±18

Mean ±SE

^*p<0.05 versus Caucasians for same pubertal stage.