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Table 1 Objective 1: characteristics of the study population (mean ± SEM) by obesity status [formerly overweight (obesity-prone) or never overweight] and ethnicity/race

From: Insulin sensitivity affects propensity to obesity in an ethnic-specific manner: results from two controlled weight loss intervention studies

 

Formerly overweight

Never overweight

 
 

EA

AA

EA

AA

Main effects*

Age (yr)

38.4 ± 1.3

36.4 ± 1.2

31.4 ± 1.1

31.8 ± 1.1

Obesity

Body weight (kg)

66.3 ± 1.4

64.4 ± 1.3

62.8 ± 1.1

60.3 ± 1.2

Obesity

BMI (kg/m2)

24.3 ± 0.3

23.9 ± 0.3

23.0 ± 0.2

22.6 ± 0.2

Obesity

Body fat (%)

34.0 ± 1.1

33.6 ± 1.1

32.5 ± 1.0

31.6 ± 1.0

 

Fasting Insulin (μIU/ml)

7.5 ± 0.7

7.3 ± 0.7

7.4 ± 0.6

7.0 ± 0.6

 

SI [x10-4 min-1/(μIU/ml)]

5.94 ± 0.86

5.48 ± 0.77

7.91 ± 0.95

4.09 ± 0.53

Race,

Ob x Race

AIRg (μIU/ml x 10 min)

357 ± 67

506 ± 92

305 ± 47

536 ± 87

Race

  1. *Significant (P < 0.05) main effects of obesity status (Obesity), ethnicity/race (Race), or the Obesity by race/ethnicity (Ob x R) interaction by ANOVA; unadjusted data.
  2. Abbreviations: EA = European-American; AA = African-American; BMI = body mass index; SI = insulin sensitivity index; AIRg = acute insulin response to glucose.