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. 2019 May 13;27(7):1200–1206. doi: 10.1002/oby.22509

Table 2.

Mean difference in DXA‐derived body fat compartments per SD higher usual levels of BMI, waist circumference, and waist to hip ratio, by sex

Adiposity measure Men (n = 4,619) Women (n = 5,641)
SD Mean difference, kg 95% CI SD Mean difference, kg 95% CI
BMI 3.7 4.5
Visceral android fat 0.74 0.72‐0.76 0.44 0.43‐0.46
Subcutaneous android fat 0.33 0.32‐0.34 0.62 0.61‐0.70
Subcutaneous gynoid fat 1.00 0.98‐1.02 1.29 1.26‐1.31
Other fat 5.56 5.47‐5.64 6.53 6.46‐6.59
Fat‐free mass 4.11 3.95‐4.28 2.83 2.72‐2.94
Waist circumference 9.5 10.7
Visceral android fat 0.73 0.72‐0.75 0.43 0.42‐0.44
Subcutaneous android fat 0.38 0.37‐0.39 0.64 0.63‐0.65
Subcutaneous gynoid fat 1.09 1.07‐1.11 1.19 1.16‐1.22
Other fat 6.10 6.02‐6.19 6.56 6.47‐6.65
Fat‐free mass 4.08 3.90‐4.27 2.97 2.85‐3.09
Waist to hip ratio 0.05 0.06
Visceral android fat 0.72 0.70‐0.75 0.36 0.35‐3.38
Subcutaneous android fat 0.28 0.27‐0.30 0.39 0.37‐0.41
Subcutaneous gynoid fat 0.79 0.76‐0.83 0.43 0.38‐0.48
Other fat 5.17 4.99‐5.34 3.99 3.78‐4.19
Fat‐free mass 2.04 1.79‐2.29 1.47 1.31‐1.63

Exclusions are in Table 1.

DXA, dual‐energy x‐ray absorptiometry.