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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2009 Jul;37(1 Suppl):S97–104. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.04.011

Table 3.

Significance of each body-size indicator alone and with each of four BFIs

BSI p-value for BSI alone p-value for added BFI Fat mass PBF SSF BMI
Non–fat free BSI
 Weight <0.0001 <0.0001 0.0002 0.0001 <0.0001
 BSA <0.0001 0.0047 0.0213 0.0578 0.0614
 BSA1.5 <0.0001 0.0069 0.1573 0.2207 0.1069
Fat-free BSI
 FFM <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001
 Height3 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001
 Height2.7 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001
 Height2.3 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001
 Height2 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001
 Height <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001

BSA, body surface area; BFI, body-fatness indicator; BSI, body-size indicator; FFM, fat-free mass; PBF, percent body fat; SSF, sum of skinfold thicknesses