Table 1.
Native Japanese | Japanese-Americans | Caucasians | ||||
N = 163 | N = 681 | N = 9403 | ||||
Characteristics | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
Age [range] (years) | 70.6 [65–85] | 4.9 | 74.6a [65–92] | 4.6 | 71.6a,b [65–99] | 5.3 |
Height (cm) | 147.9 | 5.2 | 150.2a | 6.1 | 159.2a,b | 6.0 |
Weight (kg) | 49.5 | 6.7 | 52.9a | 9.3 | 66.4a,b | 12.5 |
Body mass | 22.6 | 2.7 | 23.5 | 4.4 | 26.2a,b | 4.6 |
index (kg/m2) |
a; p < 0.05 compared to native Japanese. b; p < 0.05 compared to Japanese-Americans.