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. 2014 May 23;14:498. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-498

Table 2.

Differences in baseline age, body composition and body fat distribution characteristics between the physical activity groups

  n Active n Inactive p values
Age (years)
 141
 26 ± 7
 90
 28 ± 8
 0.019
Body composition
 
  
  
  
 Age-adjusted p values
Height (m)
 141
 1.60 ± 0.1
 90
 1.60 ± 0.1
 0.463
Weight (kg)
 141
 71.7 ± 19.1
 90
 83.9 ± 20.6
 < 0.001
BMI (kg/m2)
 141
 28.0 ± 7.5
 90
 32.7 ± 8.0
 < 0.001
Fat-free soft tissue mass (kg)
 126
 40.9 ± 5.9
 74
 43.1 ± 6.6
 0.025
Fat-free soft tissue mass (%)
 126
 61.0 ± 7.9
 74
 56.3 ± 6.9
 < 0.001
Fat mass (kg)
 126
 26.0 ± 12.5
 74
 33.2 ± 12.6
 < 0.001
Body fat (%)
 126
 35.8 ± 8.5
 74
 40.8 ± 7.3
 < 0.001
Body fat distribution
 
  
  
  
  
Waist circumference (cm)
 141
 86.2 ± 17.0
 90
 95.3 ± 18.2
 0.001
Hip circumference (cm)
 141
 109.0 ± 15.4
 90
 117.4 ± 14.8
 < 0.001
Waist:Hip
 141
 0.79 ± 0.1
 90
 0.80 ± 0.1
 0.296
CFM (kg)
 124
 11.5 ± 6.4
 74
 14.9 ± 6.5
 0.001
CFM (% FM)
 124
 42.0 ± 7.8
 74
 43.9 ± 4.6
 0.091
AFM (kg)
 124
 14.5 ± 6.3
 74
 18.3 ± 6.4
 < 0.001
AFM (% FM)
 124
 56.4 ± 8.8
 74
 55.9 ± 4.6
 0.855
VAT (cm2)
 84
 50.0 ± 39.4
 53
 65.8 ± 36.5
 0.088
SAT (cm2)
 84
 331.6 ± 204.5
 53
 429.8 ± 188.5
 0.044
VAT/SAT 84 0.15 ± 0.1 53 0.16 ± 0.1 0.700

Values are unadjusted mean ± standard deviation or percentage (n). BMI, body mass index; FM, fat mass; CFM, central fat mass; AFM, appendicular fat mass; VAT, visceral adipose tissue; SAT, subcutaneous adipose tissue.