Characteristics of the subjects
| Characteristic | Native Japanese in rural Japan | Japanese-Americans in urban Hawaii | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range | Median | Range | Median | ||||
| Age | 60–79 | 67 | 60–79 | 73 | |||
| Height (cm) | 132.1–163.3 | 149.2 | 112.8–169.0 | 150.8 | |||
| Weight (kg) | 32.6–78.0 | 50.4 | 32.7–80.7 | 52.7 | |||
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 15.2–32.1 | 22.7 | 15.4–53.8 | 23.1 | |||