Table 1. Population sample physical characteristics (n=175) according to gender and ethnicity.
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All |
Men |
Women |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men, n=87 | Women, n=88 | Indians, n=41 | Creoles, n=46 | Indians, n=56 | Creoles, n=32 | |
| Age (years) | 33.7±5.7 | 32.7±6.5 | 32.8±5.1 | 34.4±6.2 | 32.4±6.4 | 33.2±6.9 |
| Weight (kg) | 77.7±15.7 | 62.4*** ±14.9 | 76.8±15 | 78.6±16.4 | 60.4±16.1 | 65.7†±12.2 |
| Height (m) | 1.72±0.07 | 1.58***±0.06 | 1.71±0.06 | 1.74†±0.07 | 1.56±0.06 | 1.61††† ±0.06 |
| BMI (kg m−2) | 26.2±5 | 24.9±5.3 | 26.4±5.3 | 26.0±4.7 | 24.6±5.9 | 25.3±3.9 |
| WC (cm) | 94.6±12.3 | 92.6±12.6 | 95.3±12.3 | 94.0±12.3 | 91.9±14 | 93.8±9.4 |
| Sitting height (m) | 0.78±0.07 | 0.71***±0.07 | 0.75±0.04 | 0.81††±0.08 | 0.69±0.05 | 0.74††±0.08 |
| Leg length (m) | 0.94±0.08 | 0.87***±0.06 | 0.96±0.05 | 0.93±0.10 | 0.87±0.05 | 0.87±0.07 |
| Cormic index (sitting height/height) | 0.454±0.039 | 0.449±0.034 | 0.441±0.019 | 0.465†±0.047 | 0.442±0.023 | 0.462±0.045 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference.
Values are means±s.d.; between subgroup comparisons (men vs women or Indians vs Creoles) by Mann–Whitney test, with statistical significance of differences as follows: gender difference: ***P<0.001; ethnic difference: †P<0.05; ††P<0.01; †††P<0.001.