Table 1.
Anthropometric measurements |
Underweight (n = 180) × ± SD |
Normal weight (n = 460) × ± SD |
Overweight (n = 70) × ± SD |
p |
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Weight (kg) | 50.6 ± 6.0 | 65.0 ± 7.8 | 80.7 ± 13.0 | 0.000* |
BMI (kg/m2) | 18.7 ± 1.2 | 22.3 ± 1.4 | 27.1 ± 2.4 | 0.000* |
MUAC (cm) | 22.8 ± 1.8 | 26.6 ± 2.4 | 30.9 ± 2.3 | 0.000* |
MUAMC (cm) | 19.7 ± 2.5 | 22.2 ± 3.1 | 25.4 ± 2.8 | 0.001* |
Triceps SFT (mm) | 9.9 ± 4.2 | 13.9 ± 6.6 | 17.4 ± 6.5 | 0.024* |
Sum SFT (mm) | 37.8 ± 13.2 | 55.0 ± 22.2 | 84.2 ± 22.1 | 0.000* |
WHR | 0.74 ± 0.05 | 0.78 ± 0.04 | 0.83 ± 0.04 | 0.000* |
FM (%) | 22.8 ± 4.8 | 26.0 ± 7.2 | 31.6 ± 4.3 | 0.022* |
FFM (%) | 77.2 ± 4.8 | 74.0 ± 7.2 | 68.4 ± 4.3 | 0.022* |
p < 0.05
BMI = Body Mass Index, MUAC = Mid Upper Arm Circumference, MUAMC = Mid Upper Arm Muscle Circumference, SFT = Skinfold Thickness, WHR = Waist/Hip Ratio, FM = Fat Mass, FFM = Fat Free Mass