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. 2013 Mar 18;3(3):e64. doi: 10.1038/nutd.2013.5

Table 2. Observed (non-adjusted) and adjusted estimates for fat% of the arm, leg, trunk, android and gynoid regions.

  AA Asian HI NHW All ethnicities
Arm% 10.2±7.7 11.8±6.5 13.3±6.8 10.6±6.1 11.3±6.5
Arm adjusted% 10.1±1.1 11.8±0.6 13.3±0.7a 10.6±0.4 11.4±0.37
Leg% 18.1±10.0 18.8±7.6 21.2±7.7 18.3±7.0 18.9±7.6
Leg adjusted% 17.9±1.1b 18.9±0.6 21.2±0.7c 18.3±0.4 19.1±0.37
Trunk% 19.1±11.4 22.2±9.7 25.5±9.9 20.6±8.4 21.7±9.4
Trunk adjusted% 19.0±1.1b,d 22.2±0.6b 25.5±0.7e 20.6±0.4 21.8±0.37
Android% 21.5±13.7 26.2±11.4 29.6±11.6 23.3±10.2 25.0±11.3
Android adjusted% 21.3±1.1f,h 26.2±0.6e,g 29.6±0.7e 23.3±0.4 25.1±0.37
Gynoid% 21.8±10.7 24.8±8.3 27.2±8.4 23.8±7.8 24.4±8.4
Gynoid adjusted% 21.7±1.1h 24.8±0.6 27.2±0. 7e 23.8±0.4 24.4±0.37

Abbreviations: AA, African-American; HI, Hispanic; NHW, non-Hispanic White.

Observed (non-adjusted) data are mean±s.d. Adjusted means are fitted for ethnicity and region. Adjusted fat% values are mean±s.e.

Values are mean±s.d.

a

Different from NHW, P<0.01.

b

Different from HI, P<0.01.

c

Different from NHW, P<0.001.

d

Different from AS, P<0.01.

e

Different from NHW, P<0.0001.

f

Different from AS, P<0.0001.

g

Different from HI, P<0.001.

h

Different from HI, P<0.0001.