TABLE 1.
Descriptive characteristics of the analysis sample from the Pennington Center Longitudinal Study
| Women |
Men |
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| White | African American | White | African American | |
| Subjects (n) | 429 | 311 | 406 | 100 |
| Age (y) | 49.6 ± 11.51 | 40.2 ± 11.62 | 44.4 ± 13.5 | 36.5 ± 13.82 |
| Visceral adipose tissue (cm2) | 121.8 ± 61.2 | 91.0 ± 49.22 | 140.9 ± 70.8 | 90.3 ± 57.92 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29.0 ± 5.1 | 30.6 ± 5.42 | 30.0 ± 4.6 | 29.3 ± 5.2 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 90.0 ± 13.0 | 91.2 ± 13.22 | 101.8 ± 13.4 | 95.5 ± 15.02 |
| Total fat mass (kg) | 30.2 ± 8.9 | 31.3 ± 9.4 | 25.9 ± 9.2 | 21.3 ± 9.92 |
| Percentage of body fat | 38.5 ± 5.5 | 37.6 ± 5.62 | 26.8 ± 6.2 | 22.0 ± 7.12 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 120.0 ± 13.9 | 119.0 ± 13.7 | 121.6 ± 12.1 | 122.1 ± 11.1 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 74.9 ± 7.8 | 77.2 ± 8.82 | 78.0 ± 8.2 | 76.8 ± 9.1 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 135.8 ± 78.1 | 90.3 ± 48.82 | 155.3 ± 101.0 | 107.4 ± 68.62 |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 59.7 ± 14.1 | 58.0 ± 13.9 | 46.2 ± 9.8 | 47.6 ± 9.9 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 98.4 ± 15.0 | 98.9 ± 16.9 | 104.8 ± 21.5 | 100.5 ± 15.72 |
| High blood pressure (≥140/90 mm Hg) (%)3 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 16.5 | 15.0 |
| High blood glucose (≥126 mg/dL) (%)4 | 9.6 | 11.9 | 11.3 | 10.0 |
| High triglycerides (≥200 mg/dL) | 16.6 | 4.82 | 23.7 | 7.02 |
| Low HDL cholesterol (<40 mg/dL) | 5.8 | 5.1 | 27.6 | 22.0 |
| Current smoking | 4.9 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 12.22 |
| Postmenopausal | 49.9 | 11.62 | — | — |
1
Mean ± SD (all such values).
2
Significant difference between white and African Americans, within sex, based on independent samples t test or chi-square test.
3
Or self-reported hypertension.
4
Or self-reported diabetes.