Table 2.
Total and regional body volumes (L), and regional body volumes as proportions of total body volume measured by 3DPS in severely obese participants (BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2) and in participants with BMI <35 kg/m2
| Females (n = 23) |
Males (n = 9) |
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| Mean | SD | Range | Mean | SD | Range | p | |
| BMI ≥35 kg/m2 | |||||||
| TBV (L) | 113 | 16 | 93 to 146 | 143 | 31 | 98 to 184 | 0.0013* |
| TV (L) | 70 | 13 | 50 to 94 | 97 | 24 | 66 to 129 | 0.0003* |
| AV (L) | 8 | 1 | 6 to 12 | 10 | 2 | 7 to 13 | 0.0055* |
| LV (L) | 29 | 5 | 20 to 37 | 29 | 7 | 19 to 43 | 0.9997 |
| TV/TBV | 0.62 | 0.05 | 0.54 to 0.73 | 0.68 | 0.03 | 0.64 to 0.73 | 0.0014* |
| AV/TBV | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.06 to 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.06 to 0.09 | 0.5342 |
| LV/TBV | 0.26 | 0.04 | 0.17 to 0.34 | 0.21 | 0.02 | 0.17 to 0.24 | 0.0009* |
| Females (n = 28) |
Males (n = 30) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Range | Mean | SD | Range | p | |
| BMI <35 kg/m2 | |||||||
| TBV (L) | 73 | 16 | 50 to 104 | 79 | 11 | 57 to 100 | 0.0928 |
| TV (L) | 41 | 10 | 26 to 59 | 47 | 8 | 32 to 64 | 0.0103* |
| AV (L) | 6 | 1 | 4 to 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 to 12 | 0.0009* |
| LV (L) | 21 | 6 | 13 to 35 | 29 | 5 | 20 to 37 | 0.1950 |
| TV/TBV | 0.57 | 0.04 | 0.50 to 0.65 | 0.60 | 0.03 | 0.54 to 0.66 | 0.0009* |
| AV/TBV | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.06 to 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.06 to 0.09 | 0.0001* |
| LV/TBV | 0.28 | 0.03 | 0.22 to 0.35 | 0.26 | 0.04 | 0.17 to 0.34 | 0.0001* |
3DPS, 3-day photonic scanner; SD, standard deviation; TBV, total body volume; TV, trunk volume; AV, arm volume; LV, leg volume.
*
Significant.