Table 1.
—Subject Characteristics
| Total (N = 85) |
Men (n = 51) |
Women (n = 34) |
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| Nonobese (n = 19) | Obese (n = 66) | Nonobese (n = 11) | Obese (n = 40) | Nonobese (n = 8) | Obese (n = 26) | |
| Age, y | 31.6 ± 7.6 | 35.1 ± 6.9 | 29.6 ± 6.9 | 36.5 ± 6.4b | 34.4 ± 8.1 | 32.8 ± 7.2 |
| Height, cm | 171 ± 10 | 173 ± 11 | 178 ± 7 | 180 ± 5 | 162 ± 6 | 163 ± 8 |
| Weight, kg | 67.1 ± 10.9 | 108.0 ± 17.8c | 74.2 ± 6.3 | 115.3 ± 16.3b | 57.3 ± 7.6 | 96.9 ± 13.8b |
| BMI | 22.6 ± 2.5 | 35.9 ± 4.4c | 23.2 ± 2.4 | 35.6 ± 4.4b | 21.7 ± 2.5 | 36.3 ± 4.6b |
| Body fat,a % | 18.2 ± 3.6 | 40.0 ± 5.8c | 18.1 ± 4.0 | 37.8 ± 4.7b | 18.3 ± 3.4 | 43.4 ± 5.7b |
| Fat mass, kg | 12.8 ± 3.2 | 43.4 ± 10.5c | 13.5 ± 3.4 | 44.1 ± 10.9b | 11.8 ± 2.9 | 42.4 ± 10.0b |
| Lean body mass, kg | 54.3 ± 9.2 | 64.6 ± 11.1c | 60.7 ± 5.2 | 71.2 ± 7.6b | 45.4 ± 4.9 | 54.4 ± 7.1b |
| Predicted weight, kg, R | 63.4 ± 9.1 | 65.2 ± 9.1 | 70.0 ± 5.0 | 71.5 ± 4.2 | 54.4 ± 4.1 | 55.5 ± 5.1 |
| Predicted weight, kg, W | 72.3 ± 10.1d | 74.2 ± 10.1d | 79.7 ± 5.3d | 81.3 ± 4.5d | 62.2 ± 4.2d | 63.3 ± 5.3d |
Values are means ± SD. R = equation R; W = equation W.
a
For the obese women, body fat range was 30% to 54%. For the obese men, body fat range was 30% to 46%.
b
Significantly different from nonobese within sex (P < .01).
c
Significantly different from all nonobese (P < .01).
d
Significantly different from predicted weight R (P < .001).