Table 3. Association Between Body Fat Composition Measures and Anthropometry by Race/Ethnicity in MESA.
| X | Intercept | + | Linear | + | Quadratic | P-value for race difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ln Visceral fat (cm 2 ) | |||||||
| Height (cm) | White | 4.76 | 0.008 | - | <0.001 | ||
| Asian | 6.65 | -0.005 | - | ||||
| Black | 6.73 | -0.005 | - | ||||
| Hispanic | 7.19 | -0.007 | - | ||||
| Weight (kg) | White | 4.08 | 0.041 | -0.0003 | <0.001 | ||
| Asian | 4.60 | 0.035 | -0.0003 | ||||
| Black | 4.11 | 0.037 | -0.0003 | ||||
| Hispanic | 4.71 | 0.034 | -0.0003 | ||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | White | 4.08 | 0.132 | -0.003 | 0.14 | ||
| Asian | 4.16 | 0.129 | -0.003 | ||||
| Black | 3.94 | 0.126 | -0.003 | ||||
| Hispanic | 4.30 | 0.122 | -0.003 | ||||
| Waist (cm) | White | 5.00 | 0.029 | -0.0004 | <0.001 | ||
| Asian | 5.26 | 0.027 | -0.0004 | ||||
| Black | 5.14 | 0.025 | -0.0004 | ||||
| Hispanic | 5.39 | 0.025 | -0.0004 | ||||
| Hip (cm) | White | 4.68 | 0.040 | -0.0006 | 0.0063 | ||
| Asian | 4.93 | 0.038 | -0.0006 | ||||
| Black | 4.79 | 0.036 | -0.0006 | ||||
| Hispanic | 5.56 | 0.032 | -0.0006 | ||||
| Waist to Hip | White | 3.74 | 5.336 | -1.21 | 0.0011 | ||
| Asian | 4.08 | 4.749 | -1.21 | ||||
| Black | 4.73 | 4.122 | -1.21 | ||||
| Hispanic | 4.18 | 4.837 | -1.21 | ||||
| Waist to Height | White | 3.56 | 8.90 | -10.50 | 0.67 | ||
| Asian | 3.48 | 8.88 | -10.50 | ||||
| Black | 3.52 | 8.61 | -10.50 | ||||
| Hispanic | 3.55 | 8.76 | -10.50 | ||||
| Ln Subcutaneous fat (cm 2 ) | |||||||
| Height (cm) | White | 5.56 | 0.008 | 0.00008 | 0.35 | ||
| Asian | 6.15 | 0.003 | 0.00008 | ||||
| Black | 6.42 | 0.004 | 0.00008 | ||||
| Hispanic | 6.31 | 0.004 | 0.00008 | ||||
| Weight (kg) | White | 5.02 | 0.032 | -0.0001 | 0.61 | ||
| Asian | 5.13 | 0.031 | -0.0001 | ||||
| Black | 4.95 | 0.033 | -0.0001 | ||||
| Hispanic | 5.12 | 0.032 | -0.0001 | ||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | White | 4.96 | 0.117 | -0.002 | 0.073 | ||
| Asian | 5.08 | 0.108 | -0.002 | ||||
| Black | 4.93 | 0.118 | -0.002 | ||||
| Hispanic | 5.13 | 0.109 | -0.002 | ||||
| Waist (cm) | White | 5.77 | 0.026 | -0.0002 | 0.95 | ||
| Asian | 5.63 | 0.027 | -0.0002 | ||||
| Black | 5.91 | 0.026 | -0.0002 | ||||
| Hispanic | 5.76 | 0.026 | -0.0002 | ||||
| Hip (cm) | White | 5.47 | 0.044 | -0.0005 | 0.068 | ||
| Asian | 5.73 | 0.041 | -0.0005 | ||||
| Black | 5.32 | 0.046 | -0.0005 | ||||
| Hispanic | 5.94 | 0.04 | -0.0005 | ||||
| Waist to Hip | White | 5.03 | 2.415 | 1.31 | 0.29 | ||
| Asian | 5.14 | 1.977 | 1.31 | ||||
| Black | 5.61 | 1.965 | 1.31 | ||||
| Hispanic | 5.61 | 1.790 | 1.31 | ||||
| Waist to Height | White | 4.61 | 7.05 | -7.24 | 0.49 | ||
| Asian | 4.67 | 6.58 | -7.24 | ||||
| Black | 4.73 | 7.04 | -7.24 | ||||
| Hispanic | 4.66 | 6.83 | -7.24 | ||||
Regression equation for body fat composition by anthropometry and race/ethnicity: Ln body fat composition = β01 + β02(race) + β1(X) + β2(X2) + β3(race*X). Intercept = β01 + β02, Linear = β1 + β3, Quadratic = β2, P-value for difference by race = P-value for overall F-test. Centering: height—160cm, weight—50kg, BMI—20 kg/m2, waist—100cm, hip—100cm, waist to hip—0.7, waist to height—0.4.