Table 1.

Means and standard deviations for baseline body size, blood pressure and heart rate

	Males								Females
	White (n=197)		Hispanic (n=139)		African- American (n=119)		Asian (n=49)		White (n=249)		Hispanic (n=209)		African- American (n=302)		Asian (n=66)
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Age (y)*	22.3	3.5	21.7	2.8	21.0	2.8	21.6	2.7	21.2	2.9	21.4	3.2	21.2	3.6	21.0	2.5
Weight (kg)^	85.7	19.2	83.5	20.1	88.1	23.6	80.3	22.5	68.7	16.7	67.0	15.5	73.7	21.4	55.3	12.1
BMI (kg/m2)^	27.2	5.5	27.9	5.9	27.9	6.7	27.1	6.4	25.4	5.9	26.4	5.8	27.4	7.3	22.3	4.1
Waist Circ (cm)^	89.6	14.5	90.3	15.4	85.6	17.3	87.7	22.5	76.6	12.9	78.4	11.6	79.4	15.6	69.5	9.4
Hip Circ (cm)^	103.9	11.1	102.5	11.6	103.3	13.6	101.7	18.6	102.1	11.4	102.2	11.9	104.9	15.0	92.3	9.1
WHR*^	0.86	0.06	0.88	0.07	0.82	0.06	0.85	0.07	0.75	0.06	0.77	0.05	0.75	0.07	0.75	0.05
Skinfold BF%*^	20.1	9.0	20.1	8.7	15.8	10.3	19.8	9.7	28.7	6.8	29.7	6.7	29.6	8.4	26.6	6.3
DXA BF%*^	21.3	7.7	21.9	7.3	16.8	8.4	21.5	8.1	31.3	7.4	34.3	6.6	31.5	8.0	30.8	5.8
DXA BMD*^	1.22	0.11	1.22	0.12	1.32	0.12	1.21	0.08	1.13	0.09	1.11	0.09	1.19	0.10	1.10	0.08
Systolic BP^	124	12	124	12	122	10	121	11	110	10	109	10	111	12	105	11
Diastolic BP*	68	10	67	10	65	10	71	9	67	8	66	9	68	10	65	9
Heart Rate (bpm)*	72	13	70	12	67	10	78	13	76	12	76	11	77	11	77	10

^*p<0.05 in Males;

^{^}p<0.05 in females

WHR: waist hip ratio; BF%: body fat percent; DXA: dual energy x-ray absorptiometry; BMD: bone mineral density; BP: blood pressure; bpm: beats per minute