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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Sep 11.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Body Compos Res. 2006;4(4):161–167.

Table 2.

Parameter estimates from multiple linear regression analyses of DXA fat-free mass (FFM) and DXA-% fat (%BF) among girls 10–15 years of age

Variable Parameter estimate(SE) P Value Standardized estimateb
Fat-free mass
Intercept −2.43 (1.550) 0.119 0
Race/ethnicitya 1.59 (0.323) <0.0001 0.11
Weight (kg) 0.15 (0.017) <0.0001 0.35
Age (y) 0.81 (0.136) <0.0001 0.14
RI (cm2·Ω−1) 0.52 (0.037) <0.0001 0.56
Adjusted R2, % 93
Root mean standard error (RMSE) 1.85
Variable Parameter estimate(SE) P Value Standardized estimateb

Percent fat
Intercept 22.87 (4.169) <0.0001 0
Race/ethnicitya −3.33 (0.870) <0.0002 −0.15
Weight (kg) 0.85 (0.045) <0.0001 1.31
Age (y) −0.82 (0.367) 0.0272 −0.09
RI (cm2·Ω−1) −0.76 (0.101) <0.0001 −0.54
Adjusted R2, % 77
Root mean standard error (RMSE) 4.97
a

Race/ethnicity contrast: African-American = 1, others = 0.

b

Standardized regression coefficient