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Table 2 Cross-sectional comparisons of waist circumference (WC, adjusted means1) between black and white females

From: Racial differences in central adiposity in a longitudinal cohort of black and white adolescent females

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Baseline

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

White

n

n/a2

1099

1062

1022

950

826

868

910

941

994

 

Mean WC1

-

63.7

66.1

68.1

69.6

70.6

71.3

72.5

73.4

74.8

Black

n

n/a

1175

1147

1115

1074

955

963

987

985

1061

 

Mean WC

-

66.7*

69.3*

71.0*

72.7*

73.5*

75.1*

76.2*

77.5*

79.1*

  1. 1Means adjusted to account for small differences in age
  2. 2Footnote: Waist circumference was not measured at baseline in the NGHS
  3. *p < 0.05 by independent samples t-test. Differences remain significant after adjusting for age.
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BMC Pediatrics

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