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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2007 Apr;150(4):400–406. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.12.034

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.