TABLE 1.
Characteristics of the study participants
| Men | Women | All | |
| No. of subjects | 652 | 747 | 1399 |
| Ethnicity (n) | |||
| White | 528 | 559 | 1087 |
| Black | 71 | 101 | 172 |
| Hispanic | 13 | 20 | 33 |
| Asian | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| Pacific Islander | 18 | 42 | 60 |
| Other/unspecified/unknown | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| Age (y) | 49.3 ± 18.0 (18–98)1 | 43.0 ± 19.1 (18–97) | 45.9 ± 18.8 (18–98) |
| Weight (kg) | 83.5 ± 17.4 (46.5–149.7) | 70.5 ± 18.7 (33.8–144.5) | 76.6 ± 19.2 (33.8–149.7) |
| Height (cm) | 176.5 ± 7.2 (152.0–197.0) | 163.7 ± 6.9 (143.2–186.0) | 169.6 ± 9.5 (143.2–197.0) |
| Total energy expenditure (kJ/d) | 12,489 ± 2796 (5033–22,486) | 9971 ± 2200 (4126–18,104) | 11,145 ± 2793 (4126–22,486) |
1
Mean ± SD; range in parentheses (all such values).