Table 1.
Characteristics of lean and obese subjects
| Lean a | Obese a | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 161 | % | N = 247 | % | |
| Race | ||||
| White | 79 | 49.1 | 89 | 36.0 |
| Black | 10 | 6.2 | 13 | 5.3 |
| Native American/Alaskan | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.6 |
| Asian | 19 | 11.8 | 22 | 8.9 |
| Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Other | 24 | 14.9 | 70 | 28.3 |
| Unknown | 29 | 18.0 | 47 | 19.0 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 107 | 66.5 | 178 | 72.1 |
| Female | 54 | 33.5 | 69 | 27.9 |
| Age (years; mean ± SD) | 14.6±3.3 | 14.2±2.9 | ||
| Height (cm; mean ± SD) | 164.2±18.2 | 165.4±16.0 | ||
| BMI (kg/m 2 , mean ± SD) | 20.8±2.7 | 33.4±6.4 | ||
Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index.
a Lean group defined as 15th-85th BMI percentile, obese group defined as ≥95th BMI percentile.