Table 1.
Characteristics and impedances of subjects grouped by sex and %BFa
| Female (n = 257) | |||||
| BF%DXA | <20 % (n = 22) | 20 % - 30 % (n = 80) | 30 %-40 % (n = 94) | >40 % (n = 61) | Total (n = 257) |
| Age(year) | 21.6 ± 3.8 | 27.9 ± 12.5 | 37.5 ± 13.4 | 43.3 ± 15.4 | 34.7 ± 14.8 |
| (17, 59) | (16, 61) | (16, 67) | (18, 75) | (16,75) | |
| Height(cm) | 162.8 ± 6.8 | 162.1 ± 6.3 | 158.9 ± 6.4 | 158.9 ± 7.6 | 160.2 ± 6.9 |
| (151, 174) | (148, 174) | (143, 181) | (144, 178) | (143, 181) | |
| Weight(kg) | 49.3 ± 4.0 | 54.8 ± 6.3 | 58.3 ± 8.0 | 74.8 ± 14.5 | 60.2 ± 12.2 |
| (44, 58) | (39, 69) | (42, 84) | (53, 108) | (38, 108) | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 18.9 ± 1.3 | 20.8 ± 2.0 | 23.1 ± 2.9 | 29.1 ± 4.5 | 23.5 ± 4.5 |
| (16, 22) | (16, 25) | (16, 31) | (22, 43) | (16, 43) | |
| ZF-F (ohm) | 560.5 ± 76.0 | 529.2 ± 60.2 | 443.9 ± 58.2 | 488.9 ± 68.0 | 521.5 ± 66.1 |
| (446, 733) | (391, 704) | (326,595) | (362, 706) | (326, 733) | |
| h2/ZF-F(cm2/ohm) | 48.1 ± 7.0 | 50.4 ± 7.1 | 48.4 ± 6.3 | 52.6 ± 8.1 | 50.0 ± 7.2 |
| (33, 59) | (36, 69) | (33, 65) | (33, 79) | (33, 79) | |
| Male (n = 297) | |||||
| BF%DXA | <10 % (n = 46) | 10 % - 20 % (n = 96) | 20 % - 30 % (n = 104) | >30 % (n = 51) | Total (n = 297) |
| Age(year) | 20.3 ± 2.3 | 24.7 ± 10.7 | 35.4 ± 14.8 | 44.7 ± 14.6 | 31.2 ± 14.8 |
| (16, 29) | (16, 65) | (16, 71) | (21, 71) | (16,71) | |
| Height(cm) | 173.0 ± 5.7 | 173.5 ± 8.1 | 173.2 ± 6.7 | 172.3 ± 8.0 | 173.3 ± 7.3 |
| (160, 182) | (157, 196) | (156, 193) | (155, 200) | (155, 200) | |
| Weight(kg) | 65.0 ± 5.4 | 67.3 ± 8.1 | 76.4 ± 10.4 | 86.5 ± 14.5 | 73.4 ± 12.4 |
| (52, 77) | (42, 90) | (59, 122) | (66, 125) | (42, 125) | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21.7 ± 1.6 | 22.3 ± 1.9 | 25.4 ± 2.7 | 28.8 ± 4.1 | 24.4 ± 3.7 |
| (18, 26) | (17, 27) | (19.7, 37) | (23, 42) | (17, 42) | |
| ZF-F (ohm) | 441.3 ± 38.3 | 451.5 ± 46.8 | 449.8 ± 53.9 | 439.9 ± 49.9 | 447.3 ± 48.8 |
| (380, 530) | (365, 685) | (334, 625) | (345, 572) | (335, 685) | |
| h2/ZF-F(cm2/ohm) | 68.4 ± 7.3 | 67.4 ± 8.4 | 67.8 ± 10.1 | 69.2 ± 10.0 | 68.0 ± 9.1 |
| (56, 84) | (36, 96) | (46, 97) | (49, 96) | (36, 97) | |
aAll values are mean ± SD; minimum and maximum in parentheses, 2BI, bioelectrical index; h2/ZF-F, Height2/Impedance