Table 2.
Ethnic differences for average measurement variables by gender
| Male | Female | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Thai | Japanese | Thai | ||||
| N = 26 | N = 16 | p* | N = 21 | N = 56 | p* | ||
| Height | (cm) | 167.4 (5.9) | 165.6 (7.1) | 0.37 | 156.0 (4.3) | 151.9 (5.4) | < 0.01 |
| Weight | (kg) | 67.8 (7.6) | 62.0 (11.8) | 0.06 | 55.6 (8.9) | 57.6 (9.4) | 0.38 |
| BMI | 24.2 (2.2) | 22.5 (3.2) | 0.04 | 22.9 (4.0) | 25.0 (4.0) | 0.04 | |
| SBP | (mmHg) | 147.3 (23.2) | 129.1 (17.1) | 0.01 | 136.3 (13.0) | 131.4 (14.5) | 0.21 |
| DBP | (mmHg) | 85.8 (9.9) | 74.3 (9.8) | < 0.01 | 78.5 (8.1) | 72.7 (7.2) | < 0.01 |
| %BF | (%) | 24.9 (4.4) | 22.4 (8.0) | 0.19 | 32.9 (6.1) | 37.6 (8.2) | 0.02 |
| SMI | (kg/m2) | 7.9 (0.7) | 7.3 (0.9) | 0.03 | 6.6 (0.7) | 6.4 (0.5) | 0.21 |
| Hand grip | (kg) | 35.1 (5.6) | 30.8 (7.5) | 0.04 | 22.6 (4.8) | 21.5 (4.2) | 0.37 |
| Walking speed | (m/s) | 1.3 (0.2) | 1.9 (0.4) | < 0.01 | 1.4 (0.2) | 1.5 (0.3) | 0.07 |
BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, %BF percentage of body fat, SMI skeletal muscle mass index
*t test (two-sided)