Table 1. Descriptive statistics in the sample subdivided by sex.
Men | Women | |||
mean | s.d. | mean | s.d. | |
Anthropometric variables | ||||
Height (cm) | 175.7 | 7.7 | 162.6 | 6.7 |
Weight (kg) | 84.3 | 16.2 | 74.8 | 18.9 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 27.3 | 4.8 | 28.3 | 7.0 |
Calf circumference (cm) | 39.1 | 3.6 | 38.3 | 4.8 |
Arm circumference (cm) | 33.8 | 4.0 | 32.0 | 5.3 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 95.7 | 12.9 | 92.9 | 15.4 |
Bioelectrical variables | ||||
R (Ohm) | 463.5 | 61.0 | 559.3 | 79.1 |
Xc (Ohm) | 60.2 | 8.2 | 62.6 | 8.8 |
Phase (degrees) | 7.5 | 0.7 | 6.5 | 0.7 |
R/H (Ohm/m) | 264.4 | 37.1 | 344.3 | 49.6 |
Xc/H (Ohm/m) | 34.4 | 5.2 | 38.6 | 5.9 |
Z/H (Ohm/m) | 264.5 | 37.1 | 344.4 | 49.6 |
Rsp (Ohm · cm) | 402.4 | 62.9 | 492.0 | 95.9 |
Xc sp (Ohm · cm) | 52.5 | 9.5 | 55.4 | 12.3 |
Zsp (Ohm · cm) | 405.9 | 63.4 | 495.2 | 96.5 |
r R/H-Xc/H | 0.741 (p≈0.00) | 0.741 (p≈0.00) | ||
r Rsp-Xc sp | 0.839 (p≈0.00) | 0.875 (p≈0.00) | ||
Body composition variables | ||||
Extra cellular water (ECW) (L) | 19.2 | 3.0 | 14.7 | 2.6 |
Intra cellular water (ICW) (L) | 18.8 | 3.9 | 18.8 | 4.0 |
ECW/ICW | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
Total fat (DXA) (kg) | 23.0 | 8.3 | 29.7 | 11.3 |
Percent fat (DXA) (FMDXA%) | 26.5 | 5.7 | 38.8 | 6.5 |
SMI (DXA) (kg/m2) | 8.4 | 1.5 | 6.8 | 1.4 |
Legend: BMI: body mass index; H: height; R: resistance; Xc: reactance; Z: impedance; sp: specific; r: correlation; ECW: extracellular water; ICW: intracellular water; DXA dual X-ray absorptiometry; SMI: skeletal muscle mass index.