Table 2. Anthropometric and Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry Measures in Normal, Overweight and Obese Subjects a,b.
| Normal Weight | Overweight | Obese | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys (195) | Girls (195) | Total (390) | Boys (29) | Girls (29) | Total (58) | Boys (13) | Girls (11) | Total (24) | |
| Weight, Kg | 42.1 ± 12.5 | 39.1 ± 10.0 | 40.6 ± 11.4 | 55.5 ± 15.7 c | 48.9 ± 12.6 c | 52.2 ± 14.5 c | 61.0 ± 18.8 c | 64.0 ± 10.1 c | 62.4 ± 15.2 c |
| Height, m | 156.9 ± 16.0 | 150.2 ± 11.5 | 153.6 ± 14.3 | 159.9 ± 15.9 | 150. 9± 12.7 | 155.4 ± 15.0 | 158.3 ± 15.6 | 157.2 ± 8.4 | 157.8 ± 12.6 |
| BMI, Kg/m 2 | 16.6 ± 2.1 | 17.0 ± 2.5 | 16.3 ± 2.3 | 21.1 ± 2.4 c | 20.9 ± 2.5 c | 21.0 ± 2.4 c | 23.6 ± 3.1 c | 25.7 ± 2.4 c | 24.6 ± 2.9 c |
| Waist Circumferences, cm | 65.5 ± 9.3 | 67.7 ± 9.1 | 66.6 ± 9.2 | 76.1 ± 10.2 c | 75.1 ± 10.9 c | 75.6 ± 10.5 c | 79.1 ± 11.0 c | 85.0 ± 7.9 c | 81.8 ± 9.9 c |
| Total body fat mass, Kg | 6.5 ± 2.8 | 10.8 ± 4.3 | 8.7 ± 4.2 | 12.3 ± 3.3 c | 16.4 ± 5.8 c | 14.4 ± 5.1 c | 18.0 ± 5.1 c | 21.8 ± 8.78 c | 19.8 ± 7.1 c |
| Total body fat percentage, % | 15.6 ± 4.7 | 26.4 ± 5.6 | 21.0 ± 7.4 | 23.2 ± 5.1 c | 32.1 ± 5.2 c | 27.6 ± 6.8 c | 29.8 ± 4.3 c | 37.3 ± 4.1 c | 33.2 ± 56 c |
| Total body lean mass, Kg | 34.2 ± 10.8 | 27.9 ± 6.1 | 31.0 ± 9.3 | 40.5 ± 12.0 c | 32.1 ± 7.5 c | 36.3 ± 10.8 c | 41.2 ± 13.1 c | 37.7 ± 5.5 c | 39.6 ± 10.3 c |
| Lumbar Spine BMC, g | 39.7 ± 16.2 | 40.3 ± 15.0 | 39.8 ± 15.1 | 46.4 ± 22.7 | 42.8 ± 14.8 | 44.6 ± 19.1 | 43.8 ± 15.4 | 55.0 ± 18.0 c | 48.9 ± 17.2 c |
| Lumbar Spine BMD, g/cm 2 | 0.80 ± 0.15 | 0.85 ± 0.17 | 0.83 ± 0.16 | 0.88 ± 0.21 | 0.90 ± 0.17 | 0.89 ± 0.19 c | 0.85 ± 0.17 | 0.98 ± 0.12 c | 0.91 ± 0.16 c |
| Lumbar spine BMAD, g/cm 3 | 0.19 ± 0.03 | 0.21 ± 0.03 | 0.20 ± 0.03 | 0.19 ± 0.05 | 0.22 ± 0.03 | 0.21 ± 0.04 | 0.21 ± 0.03 c | 0.24 ± 0.02 c | 0.22 ± 0.03 c |
| Neck BMC, g | 3.6 ± 0.9 | 3.0 ± 0.6 | 3.3 ± 0.8 | 4.0 ± 1.0 c | 3.3 ± 0.6 c | 3.7 ± 0.9 c | 4.0 ± 1.1 | 3.7 ± 0.8 c | 3.9 ± 0.9 c |
| Neck BMD, g/cm 2 | 0.74 ± 0.13 | 0.65 ± 0.10 | 0.70 ± 0.12 | 0.78 ± 0.13 | 0.72 ± 0.12 c | 0.75 ± 0.13 c | 0.81 ± 0.13 | 0.80 ± 0.14 c | 0.81 ± 0.13 c |
| Neck BMAD, g/cm 3 | 0.15 ± 0.02 | 0.14 ± 0.02 | 0.14 ± 0.02 | 0.15 ± 0.02 | 0.16 ± 0.02 c | 0.15 ± 0.02 c | 0.16 ± 0.02 c | 0.17 ± 0.03 c | 0.16 ± 0.02 c |
| Total Body BMC, g | 1490.4 ± 467.2 | 1344.6 ± 353.9 | 1417.5 ± 420.3 | 1755.0 ± 575.0 c | 1482.0 ± 388.1 | 1618.5 ± 505.3 c | 1732.2 ± 608.1 | 1817.4 ± 399.7 c | 1771.2 ± 514.0 c |
| Total Body BMD, g/cm 2 | 0.88 ± 0.11 | 0.87 ± 0.11 | 0.86 ± 0.11 | 0.93 ± 0.12 c | 0.89 ± 0.11 | 0.91 ± 0.12 c | 0.93 ± 0.11 | 0.99 ± 0.11 c | 0.96 ± 0.11 c |
a Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; BMC, bone mineral content; BMD, bone mineral density; BMAD, bone mineral apparent density.
b Values are presented as Mean ± SD.
c P < 0.05 in comparison with normal weight individual.