Table 3.
BF% by DEXA and BAI according to different levels of adiposity by sex.
| Women (n = 26) | Men (n = 22) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | BF% by DEXA | BAI | p Value | Difference between Measures | n | BF% by DEXA | BAI | p Value | Difference between Measures | |
| All | 26 | 42.5 (4.7) | 37.1 (5.5) | 0.001 | −5.3 (3.3) | 22 | 34.8 (4.8) | 28.8 (3.0) | 0.001 | −6.0 (3.2) |
| Level of adiposity (%) | ||||||||||
| 20–30 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 28.8 (1.7) | 26.5 (2.3) | 0.127 | −2.3 (2.6) |
| 31–40 | 9 | 37.4 (2.1) | 33.1 (3.1) | 0.001 | −4.2 (1.3) | 14 | 35.3 (3.1) | 28.9 (3.0) | 0.001 | −6.4 (1.2) |
| >41 | 17 | 45.2 (3.2) | 39.3 (5.4) | 0.005 | −5.9 (3.2) | 3 | 42.1 (0.7) | 31.9 (1.4) | 0.048 | −10.2 (1.9) |
| Weight status | ||||||||||
| BMI > 25 < 30 (kg/m2) | 13 | 39.6 (3.3) | 33.7 (2.4) | 0.001 | –5.8 (3.7) | 12 | 32.4 (4.0) | 27.7 (2.9) | 0.001 | −4.7 (2.8) |
| BMI ≥ 30 (kg/m2) | 13 | 45.5 (4.2) | 40.6 (5.8) | 0.001 | −4.8 (2.9) | 10 | 37.6 (4.2) | 30.0 (2.8) | 0.001 | −7.5 (3.2) |
Data are expressed as mean (SD). Level of adiposity (20 to 30; 31 to 40; and >41 BF%) was classified according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) (1999–2004) by DEXA in Spanish population [21].