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. 2020 Aug 27;34(1):17–21. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2020.1799482

Table 1.

Characteristics of the healthy male and female subsamples, NHANES 2011–2016

Variable Mean (SD) or n (%)
Men (n = 3131) Women (n = 3201)
Age (years) 38.4 (13.6) 40.2 (13.6)
Body mass index (kg/m2) 27.4 (5.3) 27.2 (6.1)
Non-Hispanic white 1127 (62.0%) 1169 (65.0%)
Non-Hispanic black 669 (10.9%) 630 (10.7%)
Hispanic 712 (17.1%) 743 (14.5%)
Other races 623 (10.0%) 659 (9.8%)

NHANES indicates National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.