Variable
|
African-Americans (n = 16)
|
Whites (n = 15)
|
P-Value2
|
---|
Age (y)
|
37 ± 9
|
38 ± 11
|
0.721
|
BMI (kg/m
2
)
|
32.4 ± 7.2
|
29.3 ± 6.0
|
0.208
|
Percent fat (%)
|
38.1 ± 8.3
|
37.7 ± 7.8
|
0.892
|
Waist circumference (cm)
|
98 ± 17
|
100 ± 16
|
0.785
|
Thigh circumference (cm)
|
65 ± 10
|
55 ± 7
|
0.005
|
VAT (cm
2
)
3
|
75 ± 59
|
102 ± 71
|
0.002
|
SAT (cm
2
)
3
|
311 ± 188
|
256 ± 148
|
0.569
|
S
I
(mU/L
-1
.min
-1
)
4
|
3.6 ± 1.3
|
5.6 ± 2.6
|
0.009
|
AIRg (mU.l
-1
.min)
5
|
661 ± 383
|
224 ± 190
|
<0.001
|
Family history of diabetes
|
44%
|
47%
|
0.870
|
Median income
|
$55,000
|
$55,000
|
0.819
|
No college degree
|
37%
|
13%
|
0.124
|
Graduate school
|
38%
|
47%
|
0.605
|
Smokers
|
0/16
|
2/15
|
0.311
|
- 1Data presented as mean ± SD.
- 2Continuous variables compared by unpaired t-tests, dichotomous by chi-square.
- 3P-value adjusted for BMI with regression analyses.
- 4SI: Insulin sensitivity index.
- 5AIRg: Acute Insulin Response to glucose.