Table 1.
Selected anthropometric variables at baseline measurement: Project HeartBeat!, 1991–1995 (n=678), in kg/m2 unless otherwise noted
| Boys | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonblack | Black | |||||
| Aged 8 years (n=121) | Aged 11 years (n=83) | Aged 14 years (n=75) | Aged 8 years (n=38) | Aged 11 years (n=21) | Aged 14 years (n=7) | |
| M (SD) | ||||||
| BMI | 17.2 (2.5) | 19.2 (3.4) | 20.9 (3.2) | 17.3 (3.4) | 20.8 (5.5) | 18.6 (2.9) |
| FFMI | 13.1 (1.2) | 14.2 (1.6) | 16.7 (1.7) | 13.9 (1.7) | 15.9 (2.6) | 16.5 (2.6) |
| FMI | 4.0 (1.9) | 5.0 (2.5) | 4.0 (2.1) | 3.5 (2.3) | 5.0 (3.4) | 2.1 (0.5) |
| WC (cm) | 59.7 (5.4) | 66.3 (8.2) | 72.7 (8.4) | 59.1 (7.3) | 68.3 (12.1) | 65.9 (4.9) |
|
Girls | ||||||
| Nonblack | Black | |||||
| Aged 8 years (n=114) | Aged 11 years (n=76) | Aged 14 years (n=73) | Aged 8 years (n=41) | Aged 11 years (n=17) | Aged 14 years (n=12) | |
|
M (SD) | ||||||
| BMI | 16.7 (2.1) | 18.2 (2.8) | 21.8 (3.7) | 19.4 (5.5) | 20.9 (6.9) | 27.5 (7.8) |
| FFMI | 12.5 (1.0) | 13.4 (1.1) | 15.4 (1.3) | 14.1 (2.1) | 15.1 (2.5) | 16.6 (2.4) |
| FMI | 4.2 (1.7) | 4.9 (2.3) | 5.9 (2.1) | 5.4 (3.7) | 4.6 (2.5) | 8.2 (3.2) |
| WC (cm) | 56.7 (4.8) | 62.7 (6.7) | 69.4 (7.6) | 62.1 (11.4) | 67.8 (15.1) | 74.7 (13.6) |
FFMI, fat free–mass index; FMI, fat mass index; WC, waist circumference