Table 3. Association between ethnicity and obesity traits in first year of university.
| East Asian vs. Caucasian β (Std. Error) and p-value | South Asian vs. Caucasian β (Std. Error) and p-value | South Asian vs. East Asian β (Std. Error) and p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Weight (kg) | Baseline1 | -0.460 (0.152); 0.003 | -0.404 (0.174); 0.021 | 0.056 (0.168); 0.737 |
| Change2 | 0.399 (0.178); 0.026 | 0.300 (0.202); 0.140 | -0.100 (0.193); 0.607 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | Baseline1 | -0.107 (0.174); 0.541 | -0.033 (0.200); 0.870 | 0.074 (0.193); 0.702 |
| Change2 | 0.433 (0.170); 0.012 | 0.157 (0.195); 0.421 | -0.275 (0.188); 0.145 | |
| Waist Circumference (cm) | Baseline1 | -0.278 (0.162); 0.089 | 0.095 (0.186); 0.610 | 0.373 (0.180); 0.039 |
| Change2 | 0.315 (0.172); 0.069 | 0.225 (0.196); 0.254 | -0.090 (0.192); 0.640 | |
| Hip Circumference (cm) | Baseline1 | -0.460 (0.168); 0.007 | -0.198 (0.192); 0.305 | 0.262 (0.186); 0.160 |
| Change2 | -0.110 (0.164); 0.503 | 0.019 (0.185); 0.918 | 0.129 (0.179); 0.470 | |
| WHR | Baseline1 | 0.092 (0.160); 0.564 | 0.429 (0.183); 0.020 | 0.337 (0.177); 0.059 |
| Change3 | 0.291 (0.154); 0.061 | 0.207 (0.177); 0.244 | -0.084 (0.171); 0.625 |
1Linear regression with inverse normal rank transformation, adjusted for sex and cohort;
2Linear regression with inverse normal rank transformation, adjusted for sex, cohort and baseline values;
3Linear regression with inverse normal rank transformation, adjusted for sex, cohort, baseline WHR, baseline BMI, and BMI Change; Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; WHR, Waist to hip ratio.