Table 2 Age and BMI distribution for subjects in different ethnic groups.
From: Physiological models of body composition and human obesity
Ethnic | Male/Female | N | Age Range; ave (SD) | BMI Range; ave (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Caucasian | Male | 234 | 18–97; 39.9 (18.3) | 18.59–50.3; 25.6 (4.3) |
|  | Female | 355 | 18 – 90; 45.97 (18.0) | 17.07–65.75; 25.05 (6.34) |
Black | Male | 124 | 20–86; 48.6 (17.0) | 17.27–41.9; 26.2 (3.9) |
|  | Female | 233 | 18–88; 50.15 (17.5) | 17.07–61.02; 29.04 (6.48) |
Hispanic | Male | 30 | 20–74; 37.5 (17.4) | 20.08–47.9; 26.6 (5.4) |
|  | Female | 57 | 20–87; 42.18 (16.8) | 18.84–57.46; 27.31 (7.70) |
Asian | Male | 59 | 28–89; 53.3 (18.1) | 17.79–30.25; 23.9 (3.0) |
|  | Female | 61 | 26–88; 54.26 (17.5) | 17.18–28.44; 21.73 (2.83) |
Puerto Rican | Male | 105 | 20–79; 47.0 (14.9) | 18.41–41.7; 27.3 (4.7) |
|  | Female | 98 | 20–85; 46.99 (15.5) | 19.8–43.5; 28.48 (5.0) |