| African-American Men (N23) | Caucasian Men (N36) | Pa | ||
Mean | Range | Mean | Range | ||
Age (yrs) | 21.00 ± 2.93 | 13.00 | 21.91 ± 3.33 | 14.00 | 0.27 |
Height (cm) | 173.95 ± 8.75 | 35.00 | 176.19 ± 5.36 | 27.00 | 0.22 |
Body mass (kg) | 76.91 ± 9.48 | 39.00 | 77.72 ± 11.35 | 56.00 | 0.76 |
BMI (kg/m2)b | 25.44 ± 2.71 | 10.72 | 25.01 ± 3.26 | 15.02 | 0.59 |
Alpha-index (ms/mmHg) | 10.35 ± 3.80 | 16.86 | 13.36 ± 5.76 | 25.46 | 0.03 |
SBP (mm Hg)c | 112.47 ± 7.00 | 28.00 | 111.80 ± 8.11 | 30.00 | 0.73 |
DBP (mm Hg)d | 67.21 ± 6.76 | 20.00 | 67.22 ± 6.59 | 22.00 | 0.99 |
Cf-PWV (m/s)e | 6.30 ± 0.96 | 3.80 | 6.08 ± 0.87 | 4.30 | 0.38 |
VO2max (mL∙kg−1∙min−1)f | 45.14 ± 6.33 | 28.00 | 52.19 ± 7.58 | 37.10 | <0.001g |