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Table 2 Characteristics of NHANES 2001–2 sample

From: Predicting waist circumference from body mass index

 

Men(N = 2,246)

Women(N = 2,395)

 

Mean

Std. Error

Mean

Std. Error

Age

43.95

0.559

44.64

0.531

Race/Ethnicity

    

 White

76.6%

 

76.1%

 

 Black

10.1%

 

11.1%

 

 Hispanic

13.3%

 

12.8%

 

Body Fat

    

 WC

97.4

0.295

90.5

0.384

 BMI

27.2

0.088

26.9

0.143

 Overweighta

43.5%

 

30.3%

 

 Obeseb

23.9%

 

28.2%

 
  1. a BMI ≥ 25.
  2. b BMI ≥ 30.
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