Table 1.
Anthropometric, Body Composition and Clinical Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in 229 Obese Women
| Caucasian | African American | |
|---|---|---|
| n = 123 | n = 106 | |
| Age (y) | 38.6 ± 8.3 | 39.7 ± 9.1 |
| Height (cm) | 165.2 ± 9.2 | 163.6 ± 7.9 |
| Weight (kg) | 95.9 ± 13.7 | 100.3 ± 16.4 |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 35.1 ± 3.5 | 37.3 ± 4.8** |
| Waist Circumference (cm) | 104.8 ± 10.7 | 107.3 ± 11.4 |
| Hip Circumference (cm) | 118.2 ± 7.5 | 121.3 ± 10.3* |
| Waist/Hip ratio | 0.89 ± 0.08 | 0.89 ± 0.08 |
| Waist/Height ratio | 0.63 ± 0.05 | 0.65 ± 0.06* |
| Lean Mass (kg) | 48.8 ± 8.4 | 51.5 ± 8.3** |
| Fat Mass (kg) | 43.2 ± 7.8 | 44.7 ± 9.7 |
| Body Fat (%) | 46.9 ± 4.6 | 46.2 ± 4.5 |
| Trunk Fat (%) | 50.5 ± 4.6 | 49.6 ± 5.6 |
| Android Fat (%) | 53.5 ± 5.0 | 53.0 ± 6.3 |
| Android/Gynoid Ratio | 0.59 ± 0.17 | 0.57 ± 0.15 |
| VAT area (cm2) | 1646.4 ± 1007.5 | 1300.2 ± 661.7** |
| Systolic Blood Pressure (mm Hg) | 122.1 ± 11.8 | 126.8 ± 13.1** |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure (mm Hg) | 72.4 ± 8.1 | 76.6 ± 8.9** |
| Heart Rate (bpm) | 77.9 ± 11.8 | 77.5 ± 11.1 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 170.3 ± 30.4 | 172.5 ± 34.7 |
| HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 46.7 ± 13.6 | 47.5 ± 13.3 |
| LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 102.1 ± 26.6 | 109.2 ± 31.7 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 107.1 ± 61.7 | 82.7 ± 48.6*** |
| hs-CRP (mg/L) | 5.1 ± 5.8 | 6.6 ± 7.2 |
| Leptin (ng/mL) | 33.0 ± 10.4 | 32.3 ± 11.9 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 103.1 ± 42.9 | 97.8 ± 25.9 |
| Insulin (mu/mL) | 11.4 ± 8.6 | 14.3 ± 10.9** |
| HOMA-IR (score) | 3.2 ± 3.9 | 3.6 ± 4.4** |
Wilcoxon signed rank test
*
P < 0.05
**
P < 0.01
***
P < 0.001