Table 2.
Participant characteristics based on percent body fat classification determined by duel-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan. The overweight/obese or high body fat group was defined as percent body fat > 32% for females and >25% for males and low body fat or healthy weight group was below 32% for women and 25% for men.
| Characteristics | Overweight/Obese N = 53 |
Healthy weight N = 29 |
|---|---|---|
| Female N (%) | 31 (58) | 10 (34) |
| Age, yr1 | 31.3 (8.4) | 26.4 (6.4) |
| % Body fat1 | 39.6 (8.3) | 21.2 (6.9) |
| Female1 | 45.7 (7.5) | 25.2 (6.7) |
| Male1 | 30.4 (9.6) | 9.2 (7.6) |
| Race/Ethnicity N (%) | ||
| Non-Hispanic white | 26 (49.1) | 10 (34.5) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander/Native American |
4 (7.5) | 4 (13.8) |
| Black | 10 (18.9) | 7 (24.1) |
| Hispanic | 13 (24.5) | 8 (27.6) |
1
mean(SD)