Figure 1.

Relationship between total body fat% measured by D2O dilution technique and BMI according to gender (a) and ethnicity in men (b) and women (c). (d–f) The relationship between body fat adjusted for height², that is, FMI and BMI according to gender and ethnicity in men and women, respectively. Elev: statistical significance of differences in the elevation between regression lines, that is, in their y-intercepts; NS: no significant difference. The regression equations from BMI–Fat% relationship are as follows: (a) for men; %Fat=−5.52+(1.168 × BMI); for women, %Fat=10.868+(1.023 × BMI). (b) for men; Indian: %Fat=−6.06+(1.250 × BMI); Creole: %Fat=−3.98+(1.055 × BMI). (c) for women; Indian: %Fat=10.34+(1.05 × BMI); Creole: %Fat=13.06+(0.926 × BMI). The regression equations from BMI–FMI relationship are as follows: (d) for men; FMI=−8.75+(0.596 × BMI); for women, FMI=−6.64+(0.641 × BMI). (e) for men; Indian: FMI=−9.10+(0.627 × BMI); Creole: FMI=−8.09+(0.555 × BMI). (f) for women; Indian: FMI=−6.69+(0.648 × BMI); Creole: FMI=−6.39+(0.623 × BMI).