There was no difference in NMR between males and females (p=.70). Whites had faster rates of metabolism as measured by the NMR than did Blacks/African Americans (p<.01) and Asians. No differences were seen between Whites and Hispanics (p=.44) or adolescents of mixed race (p=.10). Hispanics also had faster rates of metabolism than African Americans (p=.03) and Asians (p=.01).
