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	𝑁	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

*WHO: see [23].
**WHO: see [24].
S.D.: standard deviation.