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Table 1 Characteristics of the human subjects by ethnicity

From: Genetic variation in a member of the laminin gene family affects variation in body composition in Drosophila and humans

Phenotype (unit of measurement)

European Americans

African Americans

 

(n = 101)

(n = 127)

Age (yr)

34.66 ± 6.0

33.4 ± 5.7

BMI

27.56 ± 2.18

27.50 ± 2.44

Height (cm)

165.6 ± 0.6

163.9 ± 0.6

Weight (kg)

75.67 ± 9.1

73.67 ± 9.0

Total fat mass (kg)

32.14 ± 6.9*

30.29 ± 6.7

Lean tissue mass (kg)

40.22 ± 3.6

39.78 ± 4.4

Triacylglycerol (mg/dl)

115.06 ± 57.3***

67.3 ± 25.6

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

160.24 ± 31.2

155.86 ± 34.1

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)

36.14 ± 9.2***

43.21 ± 10.8

LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)

101.08 ± 26.7

99.18 ± 31.9

  1. Values are means ± SD. P values for difference between European Americans and African Americans are obtained using Student's t-test. *p < 0.05 and ***p < 0.001.