Table 3.

Age-adjusted Comparisons of Mean Body Size and Body Composition Measures by Current Estrogen Use in African-American and Caucasian Women, San Diego, California, 1992–1998^a

	African-American Current Estrogen Use				Caucasian Current Estrogen Use
	Yes (n = 172)		No (n = 271)		Yes (n = 463)		No (n = 526)
	Mean	95% Confidence Interval	Mean	95% Confidence Interval	Mean	95% Confidence Interval	Mean	95% Confidence Interval
Weight, kg	77.3	74.6, 80.0	80.8*	78.6, 82.9	63.4	62.3, 64.4	64.9*	63.8, 65.8
Body mass index, kg/m2	29.1	28.2, 30.1	30.7**	30.0, 31.5	24.6	24.1, 24.9	25.2*	24.8, 25.5
Waist circumference, cm	86.9	85.0, 88.8	90.1**	88.6, 91.6	78.2	77.1, 79.0	80.1**	79.1, 80.9
Waist/hip ratio	0.83	0.81, 0.83	0.83	0.82, 0.83	0.78	0.77, 0.78	0.79**	0.78, 0.79
Total lean mass, kg	44.5	43.6, 45.4	44.6	43.8, 45.4	38.9	38.3, 39.3	39.2	38.7, 39.6
Total fat mass, kg	28.6	26.7, 30.5	31.2*	29.7, 32.8	21.4	20.7, 22.2	22.4	21.6, 23.1
Total body fat, %	36.5	35.3, 37.7	38.5*	37.5, 39.5	33.5	32.8, 34.2	34.4	33.7, 35.0

* P = 0.05; **P = 0.01 (compared with users).

^aAnalysis of covariance with age adjustment was calculated to estimate these results.