Table 2 |
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Anthropometric measures in Caucasian and black women with RA |
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Anthropometric measures |
Caucasian women (n = 95) |
Black women |
Pa (n = 108) |
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Height, cm |
163 (7) |
159 (7) |
0.08 |
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Body weight, kg |
67.2 (15.2) |
75.8 (16.3) |
0.03 |
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BMI, kg/m2 |
25.3 (4.9) |
29.9 (6.6) |
0.002 |
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Waist circumference, cm |
87 (13) |
94 (14) |
0.06 |
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Waist÷height |
0.53 (0.08) |
0.59 (0.09) |
0.01 |
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Hip circumferenceb |
101 (1) |
110 (1) |
0.2 |
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Waist÷hip |
0.84 (0.08) |
0.85 (1.12) |
0.4 |
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Results are expressed as mean (SD). aP-value adjusted for age and healthcare center; b non-normally distributed variable for which geometric mean (SD) is given. BMI, body mass index; RA, rheumatoid arthritis. |
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Solomon et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012 14:R67 doi:10.1186/ar3784 |
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