Table 2. Distribution of weight in different BMI categories according to race/ethnicity.
| BMI Category | Race/Ethnicity | N | Median (kg) | Range | p-value |
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| Underweight/Normal | Caucasian | 2803 | 68.0 | 41.0 – 103.0 | <0.001 |
| HIS | 245 | 62.0 | 41.0 – 93.0 | ||
| AA | 90 | 66.5 | 42.0 – 91.6 | ||
| API | 295 | 61.0 | 37.0 – 92.0 | ||
| NA | 24 | 66.8 | 47.0 – 88.5 | ||
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| Overweight | Caucasian | 3346 | 85.0 | 56.8 – 123.0 | <0.001 |
| HIS | 376 | 78.0 | 52.6 – 108.0 | ||
| AA | 184 | 81.7 | 61.8 – 112.7 | ||
| API | 204 | 80.0 | 56.0 – 96.0 | ||
| NA | 39 | 83.6 | 64.0 – 96.0 | ||
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| Obese | Caucasian | 2408 | 102.1 | 69.9 – 175.5 | <0.001 |
| HIS | 388 | 97.6 | 68.0 – 160.1 | ||
| AA | 230 | 99.6 | 67.6 – 138.0 | ||
| API | 88 | 92.8 | 72.1 – 145.5 | ||
| NA | 52 | 100.3 | 73.2 – 154.2 | ||