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. 2013 Mar 6;8(3):e58533. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058533

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.