Table 1 Middle school subjects’ measures of body fat versus number ofparents born in the United States and ethnicity/race
Variable *adjusted mean (SEM) | Waist circumference Z-score | BMI Z-score | Body fat percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
# of parents born in US | Â | Â | Â |
  None | 0.66 (0.16) | 0.74 (0.12) | 28.76 (0.84) |
  One | 0.52 (0.33) | 0.94 (0.25) | 28.79 (1.67) |
  Both | 0.54 (0.26) | 0.57 (0.20) | 26.87 (1.33) |
Ethnicity/race | Â | Â | Â |
  African - American | 1.70 (0.27) | 1.31 (0.21) | 32.46 (1.39) |
  Caucasian | 0.36 (0.30) | 0.89 (0.23) | 27.15 (1.55) |
  East Asian | -0.09 (0.25) | 0.35 (0.19) | 25.58 (1.26) |
  Hispanic | 1.31 (0.23) | 0.99 (0.18) | 28.87 (1.23) |
  South Asian | 0.18 (0.28) | 0.42 (0.22) | 27.68 (1.44) |
  Other | -0.04 (0.54) | 0.54 (0.42) | 27.11 (2.79) |