Table 2. Body composition parameters in relation to cardiovascular risk across different age groups.

Body composition parameters	Age	<10% risk of cardiovascular disease		10-15% Moderate risk of CVD		15+% High risk of CVD		F	p
		Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Body Mass Index (BMI)	<49 year	28.3	4.4	34.2	6.3	30.6	5.0	4.054	0.024
	50-54 years	28.9	4.3	32.2	3.6	31.9	5.2	2.456	0.096
	55-59 years	32.1	4.8	28.5	5.5	28.0	3.7	3.765	0.030
	60+ years	25.5	1.0	25.6	2.0	29.6	4.3	2.458	0.099
Body Adiposity Index (BAI)	<49 year	29.9	5.32	32.2	7.8	31.5	5.9	0.558	0.576
	50-54 years	32.5	3.93	31.2	6.8	32.0	6.1	0.158	0.854
	55-59 years	34.8	5.6	30.0	7.1	32.1	5.1	2.153	0.127
	60+ years	26.9	1.1	28.9	3.8	34.5	6.2	2.572	0.090
Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR)	<49 year	0.93	0.1	0.9	0.2	0.9	0.1	0.479	0.623
	50-54 years	0.89	0.1	1.0	0.2	0.9	0.1	1.492	0.235
	55-59 years	0.87	0.05	0.9	0.1	0.8	0.7	2.306	0.110
	60+ years	0.77	0.1	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.7	1.694	0.197
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) (kcal)	<49 year	1495	190	1631	204	1692	288	3.844	0.290
	50-54 years	1481	261	1695	287	1616	261	2.288	0.112
	55-59 years	1533	135	1611	282	1522	322	0.432	0.651
	60+ years	1358	101	1374	177	1582	307	1.299	0.285
Metabolic age	<49 year	57.7	14.5	60.5	7.06	62.6	9.27	0.699	0.502
	50-54 years	60.1	11.2	65.8	11.1	63.3	9.71	0.803	0.454
	55-59 years	63.5	10.5	60.8	10.6	61.4	12.7	0.216	0.806
	60+ years	45.0	10.9	56.4	11.5	61.1	11.9	1.172	0.321
Fat (%)	<49 year	36.0	7.9	44.6	7.6	37.4	6.3	3.274	0.047
	50-54 years	37.1	5.8	39.2	5.7	38.1	10.1	0.210	0.812
	55-59 years	40.4	6.7	30.5	12.8	33.7	12.4	2.388	0.102
	60+ years	29.3	5.1	30.9	7.6	32.7	12.0	0.085	0.919
Viscelar fat (%)	<49 year	9	3	16	9	13	5	6.573	0.003
	50-54 years	10	3	13	6	13	6	1.921	0.157
	55-59 years	11	3	11	6	10	4	0.055	0.947
	60+ years	7	3	9	4	10	4	0.474	0.626