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Table 3.

Anthropometric and metabolic profiles of study subjects by ethnic group: ANOVA adjusted for age and sex.

	*ADJUSTED MEAN^ (STANDARD ERROR OF MEAN)**
ANTHROPOMETRIC AND METABOLIC PARAMETERS	EAST ASIAN DESCENT (N = 130)	SOUTH ASIAN DESCENT (N = 113)	EUROPEAN DESCENT (N = 111)
BMI, kg/m²	23.2 (0.4)^a	26.1 (0.4)^b	26.5 (0.4) ^b
Waist circumference, cm
• Combined sex	79.6 (0.9)^a	90.3 (1.1)^b	89.3 (1.0)^b
• Male	84.2 (1.2)^a	96.5 (1.6)^b	97.0 (1.4)^b
• Female	75.5 (1.4)^a	85.7 (1.6)^b	82.5 (1.6)^b
Hip circumference, cm	95.0 (0.7)^a	103.3 (0.9)^b	104.4 (0.8)^b
Waist-to-hip ratio	0.84 (0.01)^a	0.87 (0.01)^b	0.85 (0.01)^a
Body fat by skinfold, %	28.1 (0.5)^a	34.1 (0.4)^b	29.1 (0.4)^c
Blood pressure, mm Hg
• Systolic	112.3 (1.2)^a	116.4 (1.5)^b	118.7 (1.4)^b
• Diastolic	77.3 (0.8)^a	72.1 (1.0)^b	78.4 (0.9)^a
Total TG, mmol/L	1.4 (0.1)^a	1.3 (0.1)^a	1.3 (0.1)^a
Total cholesterol, mmol/L	4.7 (0.1)^a	4.7 (0.1)^a	5.1 (0.1)^b
HDL cholesterol, mmol/L	1.4 (0.3)^a	1.3 (0.4)^b	1.4 (0.4)^a
LDL cholesterol, mmol/L	2.7 (0.1)^a	2.8 (0.1)^ab	3.0 (0.1)^bc
Average fasting plasma glucose level, mmol/L	5.0 (0.1)^a	4.7 (0.1)^b	5.0 (0.1)^a
Average fasting insulin level, μU/mL	6.8 (0.6)^a	10.8 (0.7)^b	7.7 (0.7)^ab
HOMA-IR	1.5 (0.2)^a	2.4 (0.2)^b	1.8 (0.7)^a

ANOVA—analysis of variance, HDL—high-density lipoprotein, HOMA-IR—homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance, LDL—low-density lipoprotein, TG—triglyceride.

Adjusted means with different letters were significantly different (P < .05) by post-hoc multiple comparison using Bonferroni tests.