Table 2.

Characteristics of the participants

	Obese >80th perc.	Lean 10th to 30th perc.
a NYHP European Americans
Number (F/M)	990 (561/429)	992 (563/429)
Subjects with diabetes (F/M)	61 (37/24)	9 (3/6)
Age, years	47.66 ± 10.24	46.48 ± 10.68
BMI, kg/m2	36.28 ± 4.64	22.68 ± 1.40
b Yup'ik
Number (F/M)	593 (333/260)
Age, years	38.33 ± 17.42
BMI, kg/m2	27.58 ± 5.95
Triceps skinfold, mm	21.03 ± 10.81
Subscapular skinfold, mm	21.24 ± 11.80
Abdominal skinfold, mm	27.53 ± 14.29
Thigh skinfold, mm	22.86 ± 13.04
Body fat, %	29.44 ± 10.84
Waist circumference, cm	90.17 ± 14.18

Data are the means ± standard deviations.