Table 1.
Characteristics of Participants by Gender-Race/Ethnic Groups (mean, SE) - NHANES 2003-2006, ages 20-65 y (n = 3,370)
| Variable | White (N = 1763) |
Black (N = 761) |
Mexican American (N = 846) |
Total (N = 3370) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SE | Mean | SE | Mean | SE | Mean | SE | |
| Male (%) | 51.8 | 1.1 | 47.5 | 2.0 | 56.9 | 1.5 | 51.7 | 1.0 |
| Age (y) | 41.7 | 0.4 | 39.0 | 0.4 | 36.2 | 0.6 | 40.8 | 0.4 |
| Height (cm) | 171.6 | 0.2 | 169.8 | 0.4 | 164.9 | 0.3 | 170.7 | 0.2 |
| Weight (kg) | 82.3 | 0.6 | 85.9 | 1.2 | 77.1 | 0.8 | 82.2 | 0.5 |
| Body Mass Index | 27.9 | 0.2 | 29.8 | 0.4 | 28.3 | 0.3 | 28.2 | 0.2 |
| Overweight (%) | 32.9 | 1.1 | 33.5 | 2.1 | 40.1 | 1.7 | 33.7 | 1.1 |
| Obese (%) | 29.9 | 1.5 | 42.9 | 2.4 | 31.4 | 1.9 | 31.7 | 1.3 |
| Hypertensive (%) | 22.4 | 1.3 | 30.0 | 2.1 | 12.5 | 1.7 | 22.4 | 1.1 |
| Diabetic (%) | 3.6 | 0.5 | 8.0 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 0.5 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 119.5 | 0.5 | 123.2 | 0.8 | 117.7 | 0.6 | 119.8 | 0.5 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 72.3 | 0.3 | 72.5 | 0.5 | 69.6 | 0.5 | 72.0 | 0.3 |
| Total Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 200.3 | 1.1 | 191.7 | 1.5 | 196.8 | 1.5 | 198.8 | 0.8 |
| HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 54.5 | 0.4 | 56.7 | 1.0 | 50.1 | 0.5 | 54.3 | 0.3 |
| LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 110.6 | 1.6 | 107.6 | 1.9 | 114.0 | 1.9 | 110.6 | 1.2 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 131.3 | 3.2 | 116.1 | 5.4 | 147.1 | 9.9 | 131.0 | 2.9 |
| Plasma Glucose (mg/dL)* | 99.1 | 1.0 | 102.1 | 2.0 | 104.0 | 1.9 | 99.9 | 0.9 |
*Fasting sampling weights were used for plasma glucose concentrations. Plasma glucose sample sizes: n = 771 white, n = 306 black, n = 370 Mexican American, n = 1447 total sample