Table 1.
Participant characteristics
| Subjects | N | Age (year) | Height (cm) | Weight (kg)a | BMIa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene expression cohort | |||||
| Lean | 15 | 15 ± 2 | 161 ± 6 | 56.3 ± 11.1 | 21.6 ± 2.7 |
| African American | 5 | 16 ± 3 | 162 ± 8 | 60.3 ± 14.2 | 22.4 ± 3.7 |
| Caucasian | 5 | 16 ± 1 | 162 ± 7 | 55.6 ± 9.3 | 21.2 ± 2.0 |
| Hispanic | 5 | 13 ± 2 | 158 ± 5 | 53.3 ± 9.3 | 21.1 ± 2.0 |
| Obese | 15 | 17 ± 2 | 162 ± 8 | 124.4 ± 29 | 47.0 ± 9.7 |
| African American | 5 | 16 ± 2 | 165 ± 7 | 140.2 ± 20.6 | 51.7 ± 9.8 |
| Caucasian | 5 | 16 ± 2 | 163 ± 10 | 111.5 ± 37.7 | 41.5 ± 9.2 |
| Hispanic | 5 | 13 ± 2 | 158 ± 8 | 121.3 ± 23,6 | 47.8 ± 9.0 |
| DNA methylation cohort | |||||
| Lean | 10 | 15 ± 3 | 162 ± 7 | 57.5 ± 2.9 | 21.9 ± 3.0 |
| African American | 4 | 16 ± 3 | 160 ± 7 | 57.2 ± 14.7 | 21.8 ± 4.0 |
| Caucasian | 2 | 16 ± 1 | 166 ± 9 | 64.5 ± 12.2 | 22.9 ± 1.6 |
| Hispanic | 4 | 13 ± 1 | 159 ± 5 | 54.8 ± 10.1 | 21.4 ± 2.6 |
| Obese | 10 | 15 ± 2 | 159 ± 7 | 114.2 ± 28.5 | 44.8 ± 9.8 |
| African American | 4 | 17 ± 3 | 164 ± 7 | 148.8 ± 8.7 | 55.6 ± 5.3 |
| Caucasian | 4 | 16 ± 2 | 159 ± 5 | 95.4 ± 12.6 | 37.9 ± 5.0 |
| Hispanic | 2 | 16 ± 1 | 153 ± 9 | 98.2 ± 3.0 | 42.1 ± 6.1 |
Data are mean ± SD
Methylation cohort represents a subcohort of the gene expression cohort; no statistical significance for phenotype data between the gene expression and methylation cohorts was found
BMI body mass index = weight (kg)/height (m)2
aSignificant difference (p < 0.05) between lean and obese groups