Table 1. Subject characteristics by ethnicity.

	African-American (n=67)	Asian (n=202)	Hispanic (n=151)	NHW (n=432)	All ethnicities (n=852)
Age  (year)	21.3±2.7	21.2±2.2	21.2±2.0	21.4±2.2	21.32±2.2
Height (cm)	177.5±5.9a,b	173.0±8.1c	174.4±5.8c	179.1±6.5	176.7±7.3
Total body mass-DXA (kg)	83.4±14.8a,b,d	71.4±10.4c,e	78.4±12.6	79.2±11.4	77.5±12.2
Total body fat%	17.0±10.0e	18.9±8.0f	21.8±8.3c	17.9±7.2	18.8±7.9
Body mass index (kg·m−2)	26.5±4.7a,c	23.9±3.4d,e	25.7±3.9d	24.7±3.2	24.8±3.6
Fat mass (kg)	15.4±11.5	14.0±7.6e	17.8±9.1c	14.6±7.6	15.1±8.3
Lean soft mass (kg)	64.4±7.2a,e,g	54.3±5.9c,e	57.4±6.5c	61.2±7.1	59.2±7.4
Bone mineral content (kg)	3.6±0.5a,c,e	3.0±0.4c,f	3.2±0.5d	3.3±0.5	3.2±0.5

Abbreviations: DXA, dual-emission X-ray absorptiometry; NHW = non-Hispanic White. Values are mean±s.d.

^aDifferent from Asian, P < 0.0001.

^bDifferent from Hispanic, P < 0.01.

^cDifferent from NHW, P < 0.0001.

^dDifferent from NHW, P < 0.01.

^eDifferent from Hispanic, P < 0.0001.

^fDifferent from Hispanic, P < 0.001.

^gDifferent from NHW, P <0.001.