Table 1.

Participants body mass index (BMI) and body fat profiles by age groups^a

		Male			Female
		18–25 years	28–36 years	39–45 years	18–25 years
	N	22	9	2	2
Body Mass Index (BMI)	Mean	27.75 ± 3.70	30.82 ± 3.82	30.85b	21.14 ± 3.11
	Range	21.5–35.6	26.2–35.2	-	18.9–23.3
Actual body fat (%)	Mean	15.89 ± 4.05	21.83 ± 14.23	14.50 ± 2.12	26.50 ± 2.12
	Range	7–25	12–50	13 and 16	25 and 28
Desired body fat (%)	Mean	9.84 ± 2.06	9.69 ± 2.06	9.00 ± 1.41	19.00 ± 1.41
	Range	7–15	6–12	8 and10	18 and 20

^aAge groups were created using k-means clustering maximising distance (F(2,30) = 122.506, p <0.001; all pairwise differences are p <0.001). Differences in BMI and body fat percentages are not statistically significant

^bmissing value