Table 3.

The actual weight and chemical composition of lard packets placed on the thighs and abdomen of 8 healthy lean male volunteers and the composition measured by DXA.

		Thighs			Trunk
	Actual	Mean ± SD	95% CI	Percentage Mass Detected Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	95% CI	Percentage Mass Detected Mean ± SD
Total mass (kg)	3.49	3.48 ± 0.17	3.34 ; 3.62	99.7 ± 4.9	3.72 ± 0.18	3.57 ; 3.87	106.6 ± 5.1
Soft-tissue mass (kg)	3.49	3.48 ± 0.18	3.33 ; 3.63	99.6 ± 5.2	3.66 ± 0.19	3.50 ; 3.82	104.9 ± 5.5
Fat mass (kg)	1.82	1.92 ± 1.13	0.97 ; 2.86	105.2 ± 62.3	1.42 ± 0.92	0.65 ; 2.19	77.9 ± 50.8
Lean-tissue mass (kg)	1.67	1.56 ± 1.16	0.59 ; 2.53	93.5 ± 69.5	2.24 ± 0.96	1.44 ; 3.04	134.3 ± 57.3