Table 2.
Distribution of obesity measures by race/ethnicity (n=2,184)
| Whites (n=1,806) | African-Americans (n=378) | |||||
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| Measure | n (%) | Mean | SD | n (%) | Mean | SD |
| BMI, kg/m2 (continuous) | 1705 | 25.9 | 5.50 | 344 | 30.7 | 7.49 |
| Normal (18.5–25) | 736 (43.2) | 22.3 | 1.92 | 79 (23.0) | 22.0 | 2.52 |
| Overweight (≥25–30) | 587 (34.4) | 27.3 | 1.41 | 95 (27.6) | 27.5 | 1.48 |
| Obese (>30) | 382 (22.4) | 34.8 | 4.63 | 170 (49.4) | 36.6 | 5.82 |
| WHR (continuous) | 1501 | 0.92 | 0.09 | 300 | 0.94 | 0.08 |
| Normal | 410 (27.3) | 0.81 | 0.05 | 55 (18.3) | 0.81 | 0.05 |
| Higha | 1091 (72.7) | 0.96 | 0.06 | 245 (81.7) | 0.97 | 0.06 |
| WC, cm (continuous) | 1502 | 95.3 | 14.61 | 300 | 103.3 | 15.36 |
| Normal | 783 (52.1) | 85.7 | 9.36 | 98 (32.7) | 88.8 | 8.80 |
| Higha | 719 (47.9) | 105.7 | 11.90 | 202 (67.3) | 110.3 | 12.72 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; WHR, waist-hip ratio; WC, waist circumference; SD, standard deviation
a
High WHR was defined as greater than 0.9 and 0.85 for men and women, respectively. WC above 102 cm in men and 88 cm in women was considered high (12).