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. 2020 Sep 14;19:e20190106. doi: 10.1590/1677-5449.190106

Table 4. Body fat status by group.

Value MHNW NWO MHO MUO P*
(n=53) (n=29) (n=57) (n=44)
FM (left arm) 1.20 ± 0.36a ,b,c 1.48 ± 0.21d ,e 3.55 ± 1.58f 4.55 ± 1.58 < 0.001
BFP (left arm) 37.83 ± 7.96a, b ,c 43.99 ± 4.64d, e 55.62 ± 7.50f 60.32 ± 7.07 < 0.001
FM (right arm) 1.17 ± 0.35a,b, c 1.46 ± 0.19d,e 3.51 ± 1.56f 4.52 ± 1.60 < 0.001
BFP (right arm) 36.94 ± 8.01a,b,c 43.25 ± 4.62d,e 55.22 ± 7.77f 61.60 ± 3.54 < 0.001
FM (trunk) 8.56 ± 2.35a,b,c 10.41 ± 1.23d,e 18.53 ± 4.31f 21.31 ± 3.80 < 0.001
BFP (trunk) 31.40 ± 5.99a,b,c 36.38 ± 2.41d,e 44.75 ± 3.87f 47.12 ± 3.08 < 0.001
FM (left foot) 2.69 ± 0.59a,b,c 3.15 ± 0.32d,e 5.49 ± 1.51f 6.57 ± 1.71 < 0.001
BFP (left foot) 30.02 ± 5.32a,b,c 34.26 ± 2.88d,e 42.52 ± 5.07f 45.80 ± 4.88 < 0.001
FM (right foot) 2.70 ± 0.58a,b,c 3.15 ± 0.31d,e 5.53 ± 1.53f 6.62 ± 1.75 < 0.001
BFP (right foot) 30.11 ± 5.01a,b,c 34.27 ± 2.83d,e 42.45 ± 5.15f 45.88 ± 4.82 < 0.001
FM/LBM 0.83 ± 0.22a,b,c 1.02 ± 0.11d,e 1.46 ± 0.31f 1.69 ± 0.27 < 0.001
FM/LBM (left arm) 0.67 ± 0.23a,b,c 0.84 ± 0.15d,e 1.40 ± 0.44f 1.69 ± 0.47 < 0.001
FM/LBM (right arm) 0.65 ± 0.23a,b,c 0.82 ± 0.15d,e 1.38 ± 0.45f 1.67 ± 0.48 < 0.001
FM/LBM (trunk) 0.50 ± 0.13a,b,c 0.60 ± 0.06d,e 0.86 ± 0.13f 0.95 ± 0.11 < 0.001
FM/LBM (left foot) 0.46 ± 0.12a,b,c 0.55 ± 0.07d,e 0.80 ± 0.17f 0.91 ± 0.17 < 0.001
FM/LBM (right foot) 0.46 ± 0.11a,b,c 0.55 ± 0.07d,e 0.79 ± 0.17f 0.91 ± 0.17 < 0.001
FM (kg) 17.39 ± 4.23b,c 20.72 ± 2.13d,e 37.77 ± 10.35f 45.14 ± 10.13 < 0.001
BF (%) 30.60 ± 5.66a,b,c 35.32 ± 2.45d,e 44.63 ± 5.00 48.00 ± 4.21 < 0.001

MHNW = metabolically healthy normal weight; NWO = normal weight obese; MHO = metabolically healthy obese; MUO = metabolically unhealthy obese; LBM = lean body mass; FM = fat mass; BFP = percentage of body fat; BF = body fat.

*

P-value of the comparison between groups.

a

significant difference between MHNW and NWO;

b

significant difference between MHNW and MHO;

c

significant difference between MHNW and MUO;

d

significant difference between NWO and MHO;

e

significant difference between NWO and MUO;

f

significant difference between MHO and MUO.