Characteristics of the subjects by gender and ethnicity1.

1All continuous values are presented as means with standard deviations. %BF, body fat divided by body weight; %TF, trunk fat divided by body fat; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; TG, triglyceride; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Differences between ethnic groups were tested by using Student’s t-test. P values for the difference between Chinese and white subjects: *2A total of 158 whites (66 men and 92 women) were included for the analysis of TG, HDL-C, and FPG, and 92 whites (41 men and 51 women) were included for the analysis of BP.