Table 2.
Energy expenditure among NWW, OW, and R groups in three ethnicities. (normal weight walking, NWW; overweight walking, OW; running, R; kilocalorie, kcal; body weight, BW; fat free mass, FFM).
Caucasians |
African Americans |
Asians |
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NWW | OW | R | NWW | OW | R | NWW | OW | R | |
kcal·mile−1 | 100.8a | 109.3a | 99.3a | 98.5a | 115.5 | 119.0b | 93.8a | 101.5a | 115.8a |
kcal·mile−1kgBW−1 | 1.3a | 1.4 | 1.5b | 1.4a | 1.4a | 1.45a | 1.5a | 1.4a | 1.7b |
kcal·mile−1kgFFM−1 | 1.8a | 2.0b | 1.9 | 1.8a | 2.2b | 2.1b | 2.0a | 2.1 | 2.3b |
Different letters (a, b, or c) indicate significant differences (p < 0.05) between groups. The same letter or no letters indicates the variables are not significantly different.