Table 4.
Comparison by race of mean ± SD FFM and percent body fat determined by each instrument, shown as P scores
| method | Measure | Mean values by race | ANOVA (P) | African-American vs Caucasian (P) | Hispanic v. Caucasian (P) | Hispanic vs African-American (P) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African-American (n=51) | Hispanic (n=45) | Caucasian (n=55) | ||||||
| DXA | FFM (kg) | 38.3 ± 7.1 | 34.3 ± 6.1 | 34.9 ± 6.8 | 0.007 | 0.010 | 0.692 | 0.005 |
| Percent fat | 27.2 ± 11.2 | 29.5 ± 10.8 | 26.4 ± 9.1 | 0.304 | 0.675 | 0.132 | 0.277 | |
| BCS | FFM (kg) | 39. 5 ± 8.4 | 38.9 ± 7.5 | 37.6 ± 7.7 | 0.473 | 0.231 | 0.447 | 0.747 |
| Percent fat | 24.7 ± 12.5 | 24.5 ± 10.9 | 20.5 ± 9.8 | 0.120 | 0.062 | 0.104 | 0.954 | |
| RJL | FFM (kg) | 38.0 ± 5.5 | 35.9 ± 5.3 | 36.3 ± 5.6 | 0.128 | 0.111 | 0.717 | 0.061 |
| Percent fat | 29.0 ± 12.3 | 28.3 ± 11.6 | 24.6 ± 10.1 | 0.103 | 0.047 | 0.105 | 0.762 | |