Table 2.
Participant characteristics.
| White | African American | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males (n=95) |
Females (n=83) |
Males (n=80) |
Females (n=113) |
All (n=371) |
|
| Age | |||||
| 5–9 years (%) | 20.0 | 15.7 | 18.7 | 23.0 | 19.7 |
| 10–13 years (%) | 41.1 | 49.4 | 48.8 | 43.4 | 45.3 |
| 14–18 years (%) | 38.9 | 34.9 | 32.5 | 33.6 | 35.0 |
| BMI z-score | 0.74 (1.13) | 0.74 (1.00) | 0.97 (1.15) | 1.20 (1.19) | 0.93 (1.14) |
| Obese IOTF (%) | 22.1 | 18.1 | 28.7 | 39.8 | 28.0 |
| Obese CDC (%) | 27.4 | 20.5 | 33.7 | 47.8 | 33.4 |
| Waist Circumference (cm) | |||||
| Minimal | 71.7 (14.4) | 69.3 (12.3) | 71.7 (16.2) | 74.7 (15.8) | 72.1 (14.9) |
| Midway | 74.1 (16.7) | 72.1 (13.9) | 73.9 (18.8)a | 77.7 (18.1) | 74.7 (17.1) |
| Iliac | 75.2 (17.4)a | 74.4 (14.2) | 74.6 (19.3)a | 79.7 (18.8)a | 76.3 (17.7) |
| Umbilicus | 75.8 (17.2)a | 75.5 (14.8) | 74.9 (19.7)a | 80.2 (19.4)a | 76.9 (18.0) |
| VAT (liters) | 0.18 (0.20) | 0.16 (0.14) | 0.12 (0.13) | 0.14 (0.13) | 0.15 (0.15) |
| % of participants with | |||||
| Hightriglycerides | 33.7 | 41.0 | 11.3 | 14.2 | 24.5 |
| Low HDL-C | 36.8 | 24.1 | 23.8 | 15.9 | 24.8 |
| High blood pressure | 6.3 | 2.4 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 6.5 |
| High fasting glucose | 3.2 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 3.8 |
| ≥2 Risk factors | 19.0 | 16.9 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 13.8 |
Note: Values are presented as means (SD).
a
Same letter indicates no significant difference between WC measurement site within each race-by-sex group. Significant difference (p<0.05) unless indicated by the same letter. Obesity prevalence (%) are based on the International Obesity Taskforce(43)and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention(44)definitions. HDL-C- high density lipoprotein cholesterol.