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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 14.
Published in final edited form as: J Nutr Health Aging. 2014;18(6):586–590. doi: 10.1007/s12603-014-0017-3

Table 3. Mean %BF Across Method Types By Gender and Obesity.

Mean (SD) [Range] Method Females Males
Non-obese (n=20) %BF Obese (n=19) %BF Non-obese (n=20) %BF Obese (n=19) %BF
DXA 34.18 (6.23) 44.64 (3.06) 25.47 (5.54) 32.96 (4.21)
[21.00-41.80] [40.40-52.10] [15.60-36.60] [25.20-41.90]
V 42.45 (2.55)* 46.28 (1.08) 32.07 (1.75)* 35.36 (1.61)*
[36.59-45.63] [43.41-47.76] [29.02-35.98] [31.16-38.41]
DW 35.96 (4.50) 42.76 (1.92) 29.07 (3.78)* 36.28 (3.52)*
[25.71-41.59] [37.64-45.39] [22.53-37.59] [27.11-42.99]
GN 30.71 (3.31)* 40.07 (5.23)* 31.82 (4.29)* 41.12 (5.99)*
[26.08-36.37] [32.42-55.18] [22.42-38.56] [34.18-54.16]
JP 27.06 (5.01)* 37.02 (3.57)* 23.08 (3.96) 31.35 (3.90)
[16.17-33.02] [27.68-42.91] [17.69-33.73] [21.77-39.07]
K 39.15 (5.28)* 52.52 (4.66)* 33.21 (4.11)* 44.52 (4.97)*
[28.88-46.99] [46.07-65.99] [24.67-41.28] [37.42-55.43]
*

Denotes significantly different than DXA (p<0.05). Body Fat Percentage (%BF).