Table 1.
Demographic and stereological data for male African and Caucasian Americans (N = 75)a
| African Americans (n = 41) |
Caucasian Americans (n = 34) |
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| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | P | |
| Age (years) | 39.85 | 10.96 | 44.59 | 14.33 | NS |
| Height (cm) | 179.85 | 7.84 | 177.21 | 8.83 | NS |
| Weight (kg) | 95.45 | 24.31 | 94.79 | 29.11 | NS |
| BSA (m2) | 2.19 | 0.32 | 2.15 | 0.38 | NS |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29.32 | 6.31 | 29.98 | 8.46 | NS |
| Kidney weight (g) | 189.49 | 46.86 | 196.09 | 48.21 | NS |
| Hypertension (%) | 61 | NA | 47 | NA | NS |
| Glomerular number (Nglom) | 980 706 | 350 320 | 859 538 | 315 090 | NS |
a
NS, P > 0.05; NA, Non-Applicable.