Table 1. Fat and muscle body composition parameters.
ACT | SED | p | |
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Sample size | n = 19 | n = 21 | |
BFP (%) | 27.4±4.8 | 34.5±4.7 | 0.001 |
BFM (kg) | 16.1±5.9 | 20.79±5.5 | 0.027 |
VAT (g) | 206.9±118.9 | 330.7±141.0 | 0.011 |
AI (kg/m2) | 6.12±1.7 | 7.7±2.0 | 0.018 |
MMI (kg/m2) | 15.3±1.7 | 13.3±1.2 | 0.001 |
AppMMI (kg/m2) | 6.7±1.1 | 5.6±0.6 | 0.001 |
BFP: body fat percentage; BFM: body fat mass; VAT: estimated visceral fat; AI: adiposity index; MMI: muscular mass index; AppMMI: appendicular muscular mass index. Values are means±standard deviation. ACT = active group: SED: sedentary group.