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. 2016 Oct 20;58(Suppl 1):58. doi: 10.1186/s13028-016-0239-y

Table 4.

Least squares means for subcutaneous fat thickness (in mm) from five anatomical points according to body condition classes

Abdomen Thigh Flank Lumbar Chest
Fat classification
 Overweight 5.43a 4.54a 3.61a 4.48a 3.45a
 Ideal 2.80b 2.17b 2.08b 2.65b 2.24b
 Lean 1.30c 1.81b 1.19c 1.61c 1.49c
Probability 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001
SEM 0.38 0.29 0.21 0.28 0.20

Body size was used as co-variable

SEM standard error of means

a,b,cLeast squares means within a column that are followed by a common letter are not significantly different (P > 0.05)