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.