Table 1.

Body composition in men and women (mean ± SE)

	Men		Women
	Mean ± SE	Min, Max	Mean ± SE	Min, Max
Age (y)	38.6 ± 1.4	20.1, 59.9	41.8 ± 1.5	20.0, 59
Height (cm)	178.3 ± 0.7**	164, 194.5	164.0 ± 0.8	147.5, 187.5
Weight (kg)	86.8 ± 1.6**	62.9, 131.8	71.3 ± 1.9	46.8, 123.2
BMI (kg/m2)	27.2 ± 0.4	21.4, 38.4	26.6 ± 0.7	18.4, 45.5
DXA Parameters
Total BFLM (kg)	60.0 ± 0.8**	45.4, 86.2	40.9 ± 0.7	29.1, 61.3
Total FM (kg)	23.1 ± 1.2*	4.4, 58.1	27.3 ± 1.3	9.4, 58.0
Leg BFLM (kg)	20.6 ± 0.3**	14.2, 31.7	13.8 ± 0.3	9.3, 20.1
Leg FM (kg)	7.0 ± 0.4**	1.5, 15.3	10.4 ± 0.5	3.1, 23.9
Body fat %	25.8 ± 1.0**	6.2, 44.6	37.1 ± 1.0	15.3, 51.5
pQCT Parameters
MCSA (cm2)	89.0 ± 1.5**	61.2, 134.8	68.7 ± 1.3	45.0, 97.2
FCSA (cm2)	18.2 ± 1.0**	3.6, 43.2	32.4 ± 1.7	9.3, 96.1
Muscle Den. (mg/cm3)	79.9 ± 0.2**	75.8, 82.9	78.6 ± 0.4	59.2, 84.1
Fat Den. (mg/cm3)	9.1 ± 0.6**	−1.3, 25.3	0.8 ± 0.4	−9.8, 15.3
FCSA (%)**	15.1 ± 0.7	3.3, 30.1	28.6 ± 1.0	11.8, 52.5

^**p<0.01,

^*p<0.05

Sex difference. BFLM: Bone-Free Lean Mass; FM: Fat Mass; MCSA: Muscle Cross-Sectional Area; FCSA: Fat Cross-Sectional Area; Den: Density