Table 1.
Subject characteristics
| Women |
Men | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African-American (n = 41) | Caucasian (n = 34) | African-American (n = 8) | Caucasian (n = 28) | |
| Age, yr | 48.1±22.3 | 45.2±17.2 | 37.6±17.5 | 51.6±20.6 |
| Weight, kg | 72.4±15.3 | 62.1±9.1 | 80.0±12.2 | 77.6±11.0 |
| Height, m | 1.62±0.06 | 1.63±0.05 | 1.78±0.06 | 1.77±0.08 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 27.30±5.04 | 23.41±3.60 | 25.36±4.25 | 24.81±3.09 |
| Brain (MRI), kg | 1.05±0.11 | 1.11±0.11 | 1.21±0.09 | 1.29±0.15 |
| LVM (MRI), kg | 0.14±0.03 | 0.12±0.02 | 0.20±0.03 | 0.19±0.04 |
| Kidneys (MRI), kg | 0.31±0.06 | 0.31±0.05 | 0.34±0.07 | 0.37±0.08 |
| Liver (MRI), kg | 1.36±0.26 | 1.39±0.17 | 1.64±0.30 | 1.66±0.28 |
| Spleen (MRI), kg | 0.13±0.06 | 0.16±0.07 | 0.19±0.07 | 0.24±0.09 |
| Fat mass (DXA), kg | 26.48±11.27 | 19.51±7.92 | 16.53±8.74 | 14.89±8.11 |
| Fat-free mass (DXA), kg | 45.91±6.44 | 41.89±3.99 | 62.90±15.53 | 62.41±7.14 |
Values are means ± SD. BMI: body mass index; MRI: magnetic resonance imaging; LVM: left ventricular mass; DXA: dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.