Research Article
Body Fat and Body-Mass Index among a Multiethnic Sample of College-Age Men and Women
Table 1
Characteristics of the study population.
| Variable | Category | | Percent |
| | East Asian | 364 | 37.92 | | SE Asian | 96 | 10.00 | | African American | 11 | 1.15 | | Hispanic | 68 | 7.08 | Racial composition | Indian | 51 | 5.31 | | Middle Eastern | 86 | 8.96 | | Pacific Islander | 27 | 2.81 | | White | 216 | 22.50 | | Other | 41 | 4.27 |
| | Asian, no Pac Islander | 475 | 49.48 | Combined racial groups | White | 216 | 22.50 | Hispanic | 68 | 7.08 | | Other, Inc Pac Isl, Mixed | 201 | 20.94 |
| Gender | Male | 380 | 39.58 | Female | 580 | 60.42 |
| Body-mass index (WHO-International)* | <18.5 | 74 | 7.71 | 18.5–24.9 | 664 | 69.17 | 25.0–29.9 | 170 | 17.71 | 30.0+ | 52 | 5.42 |
| Body mass index (WHO-Asian populations)** | <18.5 | 74 | 7.71 | 18.5–22.9 | 481 | 50.10 | 23.0–27.49 | 296 | 30.83 | 27.5+ | 109 | 11.35 |
| Percent body fat | <20.0 | 230 | 23.96 | 20.0–24.9 | 227 | 23.65 | 25.0–29.9 | 291 | 30.31 | 30.0+ | 212 | 22.08 |
| Age (years) | Mean | | 21.40 | S.D. | | 1.64 |
| Body mass index | Mean | | 22.95 | S.D. | | 3.82 |
| Weight (kg) | Mean | | 65.37 | S.D. | | 14.74 |
| Height (m) | Mean | | 1.69 | S.D. | | 0.09 |
| Total percent body fat | Mean | | 24.82 | S.D. | | 6.94 |
| Fat body mass (kg) | Mean | | 16.52 | S.D. | | 11.4 |
| Fat-free body mass (kg) | Mean | | 49.15 | S.D. | | 11.76 |
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*WHO: see [23].
**WHO: see [24]. S.D.: standard deviation.
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