. 2019 Nov 13;14(11):e0225187. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225187

Table 1. Anthropometric mean estimates (SE) from freshman through senior year of university.

Measurements	Start 1^st semester of the 1^st year (T0)	Start 2^nd semester of the 1^st year (T1)	Start 2^nd semester of the 2^nd year (T2)	Start 2^nd semester of the 3^rd year (T3)	Start 2^nd semester of the 4^th year (T4)	Start 2^nd semester of the 5^th year (T5)
Weight (kg)
Males (n = 139)	69.9 (0.9)	71.2 (0.9)^a^,^b	72.6 (0.9)^a^,^b	73.5 (1.0)^a^,^b	74.2 (1.0)^a^,^{^}	75.6 (1.0)^a^,^b
Females (n = 201)	58.5 (0.8)	59.1 (0.9)^a^,^b	58.9 (0.9)	59.2 (0.9)^a	59.9 (0.9)^a^,^b	60.7 (0.9)^a^,^b
BMI (kg/m²)
Males (n = 139)	21.6 (0.3)	22.0 (0.3)^a^,^b	22.4 (0.3)^a^,^b	22.6 (0.3)^a^,^b	22.8 (0.3)^a	23.2 (0.3)^a^,^b
Females (n = 201)	21.1 (0.2)	21.3 (0.2)^#^,^{^}	21.2 (0.2)	21.3 (0.2)^#	21.6 (0.2)^a^,^b	21.9 (0.2)^a^,^b
Fat%
Males (n = 139)	14.9 (0.6)	15.5 (0.6)^a^,^b	15.0 (0.6)	13.9 (0.6)^a^,^b	14.4 (0.6)	15.9 (0.7)^a^,^b
Females (n = 200)	24.8 (0.5)	25.5 (0.5)^a^,^b	25.4 (0.5)^a	25.6 (0.5)^a	26.5 (0.6)^a^,^b	27.3 (0.6)^a^,^b
FM (kg)
Males (n = 139)	10.6 (0.5)	11.4 (0.6)^a^,^b	11.2 (0.6)^#	10.6 (0.6)^{^}	11.1 (0.6)	12.5 (0.6)^a^,^b
Females (n = 200)	14.9 (0.5)	15.5 (0.5)^a^,^b	15.4 (0.5)^a	15.6 (0.5)^a	16.3 (0.5)^a^,^b	17.1 (0.5)^a^,^b
FFM (kg)
Males (n = 139)	59.2 (0.5)	59.8 (0.5)^a^,^b	61.4 (0.5)^a^,^b	62.8 (0.6)^a^,^b	63.0 (0.6)^a	63.1 (0.6)^a
Females (n = 200)	43.6 (0.5)	43.5 (0.5)	43.4 (0.5)	43.6 (0.5)	43.5 (0.5)	43.7 (0.5)
WC (cm)
Males (n = 139)	75.7 (0.6)	76.9 (0.6)^a^,^b	77.6 (0.6)^a^,^b	78.4 (0.6)^a^,^b	78.8 (0.6)^a	80.4 (0.7)^a^,^b
Females (n = 201)	68.1 (0.5)	68.1 (0.6)	68.0 (0.6)	68.1 (0.6)	68.5 (0.6)	69.1 (0.6)^a^,^{^}

^a significantly different from baseline measurement (p<0.05)

# trend towards significant difference with baseline measurement (p<0.1)

^b significantly different from previous measurement (p<0.05)

^ trend towards significant difference with previous measurement (p<0.1)

BMI = body mass index; FM = fat mass; FFM = fat free mass; WC = waist circumference; SE = Standard Error