Table 1.
Detailed body composition in a healthy adult reference population*.
| Men | Women | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | Range | ||
| Age, years | 31.6 ± 5.8 | 20−40 | 30.7 ± 5.9 | 20−40 | 0.344 |
| Height, m | 1.80 ± 0.06 | 1.68−1.93 | 1.69 ± 0.07 | 1.49−1.86 | <0.001 |
| Weight, kg | 90.2 ± 18.9 | 58.2−137.1 | 85.3 ± 22.7 | 44.7−144.9 | 0.161 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 27.6 ± 5.2 | 19.0−41.9 | 29.9 ± 7.4 | 16.8−46.77 | <0.05 |
| WC, cm | 95.4 ± 15.0 | 67.5−128.6 | 94.9 ± 17.6 | 65.0−131.0 | 0.862 |
| HC, cm | 103.1 ± 10.5 | 83.0−127.0 | 111.2 ± 16.3 | 77.5−153.0 | <0.001 |
| FM | |||||
| FM, % | 23.1 ± 9.3 | 5.3−41.3 | 38.8 ± 10.9 | 11.0−57.9 | <0.001 |
| FM, kg | 22.3 ± 12.8 | 3.1−54.7 | 35.2 ± 17.7 | 5.9−83.9 | <0.001 |
| FMI, kg/m2 | 6.8 ± 3.8 | 1.0−16.7 | 12.3 ± 6.0 | 1.9−26.3 | <0.001 |
| AT, l | |||||
| SAT total | 20.6 ± 8.5 | 7.7−44.3 | 33.8 ± 15.1 | 11.0−75.9 | <0.001 |
| SAT arms | 2.5 ± 0.9 | 0.3−5.4 | 3.4 ± 1.5 | 1.0−7.5 | <0.001 |
| SAT trunk | 9.6 ± 4.9 | 2.6−22.1 | 15.9 ± 7.8 | 3.3−36.2 | <0.001 |
| SAT legs | 8.5 ± 3.3 | 2.9−18.4 | 15.2 ± 6.7 | 5.2−34.9 | <0.001 |
| VAT | 3.9 ± 2.3 | 0.6−9.3 | 2.0 ± 1.2 | 0.3−5.8 | <0.001 |
| BrAT | − | − | 1.7 ± 0.9 | 0.4−4.4 | |
| TBW | |||||
| TBW, l | 51.2 ± 9.0 | 36.4−76.5 | 38.9 ± 7.3 | 25.6−56.8 | <0.001 |
| ECW, l | 17.8 ± 2.4 | 13.2−25.7 | 15.3 ± 2.6 | 10.5−23.5 | <0.001 |
| ICW, l | 30.0 ± 3.7 | 22.1−39.6 | 23.2 ± 5.5 | 14.2−37.0 | <0.001 |
| SM, kg | |||||
| SM total | 34.1 ± 5.8 | 23.3−49.7 | 22.8 ± 4.2 | 14.4−34.8 | <0.001 |
| SM arms | 5.0 ± 0.9 | 3.2−6.8 | 3.0 ± 0.6 | 1.8−4.6 | <0.001 |
| SM trunk | 12.8 ± 2.5 | 8.1−19.3 | 8.1 ± 1.7 | 4.8−13.5 | <0.001 |
| SM legs | 16.4 ± 3.3 | 11.1−24.4 | 11.7 ± 2.2 | 6.8−17.5 | <0.001 |
| ORGAN AND BONE MASS, kg | |||||
| Bone mass | 5.4 ± 0.7 | 4.2−6.8 | 4.5 ± 0.7 | 3.0−7.3 | <0.001 |
| Brain | 1.61 ± 0.12 | 1.34−1.96 | 1.45 ± 0.09 | 1.23−1.75 | <0.001 |
| Liver | 1.81 ± 0.39 | 1.16−2.87 | 1.61 ± 0.32 | 0.94−2.59 | <0.001 |
| Heart | 0.34 ± 0.08 | 0.22−0.57 | 0.28 ± 0.07 | 0.17−0.54 | <0.001 |
| Kidneys | 0.32 ± 0.06 | 0.20−0.44 | 0.29 ± 0.08 | 0.16−0.54 | <0.05 |
| Spleen | 0.33 ± 0.11 | 0.17−0.67 | 0.24 ± 0.10 | 0.09−0.56 | <0.001 |
| Residual | 24.0 ± 3.6 | 16.2−33.7 | 18.7 ± 3.2 | 13.0−28.5 | <0.001 |
Comparison between men (n = 58) and women (n = 117) between 20 and 40 years.
*
A detailed description of the study protocol, inclusion criteria, subjects, and methods has been published previously (Later et al., 2010). BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; HC, hip circumference; FM, fat mass; FMI, fat mass index; AT, adipose tissue; SAT, subcutaneous adipose tissue; VAT, visceral adipose tissue; BrAT, breast adipose tissue; TBW, total body water; ECW, extracellular water; ICW, intracellular water; SM, skeletal muscle mass.