Table 1 Anthropometric measurements and other characteristics of the study sample. The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III 1988–94).
Characteristics | Non-Hispanic Whites | African Americans | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Men | Women | Men | Women | |
Mean ± SE | Mean ± SE | Mean ± SE | Mean ± SE | |
(N = 2,106) | (N = 1,966) | (N = 948) | (N = 783) | |
Age (years)* | 65.94 (14.2) | 66.62 (14.5) | 58.41 (12.9) | 58.51 (13.6) |
Body Weight (kg)* | 81.20 (15.7) | 68.28 (16.0) | 81.40 (17.8) | 78.64 (20.0) |
Standing Height (cm) | 174.00 (7.1) | 159.54 (7.0) | 174.48 (7.4) | 161.91 (6.5) |
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 26.75 (4.5) | 26.78 (5.8) | 26.66 (5.2) | 29.95 (7.2) |
Triceps Skinfold (mm) | 13.49 (5.9) | 23.29 ± (8.1)* | 12.34 (6.8) | 26.08 (9.2)* |
Suprailiac Skinfold (mm) | 20.41 (8.9) | 20.03 (9.6) | 20.40 (10.6) | 25.04 (10.3)* |
Thigh Skinfold (mm) | 15.09 (7.6) | 30.40 (8.8) | 12.48 (7.1) | 29.40 (9.7) |
Body Density (g/cm3) | 1.05 (0.01) | 1.03 (0.0) | 1.05 (0.0) | 1.03 (0.0) |
Fat Free Mass (kg) | 64.26 (0.3) | 46.65 (0.2)* | 63.87 (0.4) | 49.53 (0.4)* |
Fat Free Mass Index (kg/m2) | 20.81 (0.1) | 17.91 (0.1)* | 20.82 (0.1) | 18.82 (0.1)* |