. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 May 1.

Published in final edited form as: Am J Hum Biol. 2015 Oct 30;28(3):398–404. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.22801

Table 1.

Outcomes at baseline, with weight loss, and approximately 1-year following weight loss

	Baseline		Weight reduced		1-yr follow-up

	AA	EA	AA	EA	AA	EA
Age (years)	34.7±6.1	35±6.7
BW(kg)	76.4±.70	78.4±1.28	64.73±4.9 ^α	65.54±8.2 ^α	70.39±7.0 ^α ^β	70.64±9.8 ^α ^β
BMI	28.20±1.1	27.96±1.36	23.97±0.9 ^α	23.75±1.2 ^α	26.01±1.9 ^α ^β	25.36±2.2 ^α ^β
% Body fat	42.6±.47	44.5±.48^*	31.78±4.7 ^α	34.32±4.4^* ^α	37.48±5.21 ^α ^β	38.72±5.8 ^α ^β
HR_submax	121.48±15.4	119.76±13.9	110.85±16.8^α	108.05±16.7 ^α	118.61±13.8^β	110.76±15.3^* ^α
VO_2submax	12.0±1.3	11.83±1.3	11.72±1.3	12.16±1.9	11.50±1.2	11.75±1.2
VE _submax	25.12±4.1	25.13±3.8	21.75±2.7	22.04±3.9	22.69±2.9^α	21.82±3.5 ^α
RQ_submax	0.8±0.01	0.81±.01	0.8±0.05	0.80±0.05	0.81±0.05	0.79±0.04^*
RPE_submax	9.71±2.0	10.18±1.8	8.88±2.0 ^α	9.44±1.7 ^α	8.94±1.9 ^α	9.76±1.6^t
HRmax	187.55±8.6	186.68±8.3	184.98±8.6 ^α	183.58±8.9 ^α	185.63±9.1 ^α	182.84±9.3 ^α
VO_2max	27.5±.4	28.4±.6	32.33±5.0 ^α	33.10±4.9 ^α	30.42±4.5 ^α ^β	32.22±5.5 ^α
VEmax	88.90±14.7	99.93±15.5	88.07±14.6	91.52±14.2	86.65±11.6	92.15±15.8
RQmax	1.26±0.1	1.31±0.1^*	1.25±0.09	1.27±0.1	1.22±0.09 ^α ^β	1.24±0.1
RPEmax	17.78±1.9	18.7±1.2^*	17.43±2.0	18.47±1.4^*	16.96±1.7 ^α	18.18±1.4^*

Submax reflects measured values during the standardized 3 mph submaximal walking test. EA: European American; AA: African American; BW: Body Weight; BMI: Body Mass Index (kg/m²); VO2max: maximum oxygen consumption (mL/kg/min); HR: Heart Rate.

indicates significant difference between race; p<0.05.

indicates between race differences p<0.10

^α

indicates significant within race difference from baseline; p<0.05.

^β

indicates significant within race difference between weight-reduced and 1-yr follow-up measures; p<0.05.