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. 2020 Jul 13;38:e2019017. doi: 10.1590/1984-0462/2020/38/2019017

Table 2. Adolescents’ bioelectrical impedance (n=489).

Bioelectrical impedance Obese (n=78) Eutrophic (n=411) d p-value*
Resistance (ohms) 512.8±78.6 602.1±91.3 -89.3 1.05 <0.001
Resistance/height (ohms) 305.7±56.5 362.7±66.4 -57.0 0.92 <0.001
Reactance (ohms) 61.1±7.3 68.3±8.3 -7.2 0.92 <0.001
Reactance/height (ohms) 36.3±5.1 41.1±6.2 -4.7 0.85 <0.001
Phase angle (º) 6.9±0.9 6.5±0.8 0.3 0.47 0.003
Body fat (kg) 27.2±7.9 12.4±4.6 14.8 2.29 <0.001
Body fat (%) 33.4±7.9 22.1±7.4 11.3 1.48 <0.001
Fat-free mass (kg) 54.3±10.2 43.6±7.9 10.7 1.17 <0.001
Fat-free mass (%) 66.6±7.9 77.9±7.4 -11.3 1.48 <0.001

∆: variation among groups; d: Cohen’s effect size; *data for p<0.05.