Table 2.
Demographic and body composition characteristics and correlational analysis of total sample data in regard to adiposity indicators.
| Characteristics | Total sample | rho | p-value | Male | Female | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||||
| Total sample | 395 (100) | - | - | 141 (35.70) | 254 (64.30) | <0.001b |
| Sex | - | - | ||||
| Male | 141 (35.70) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Female | 254 (64.30) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Age | 33.55 ± 15.57 | - | - | 35.35 ± 16.23 | 32.56 ± 15.14 | 0.043c |
| Weight (kg) | 70.44 ± 14.96 | - | - | 80.58 ± 13.04 | 64.81 ± 12.85 | <0.001c |
| Height (cm) | 164.55 ± 8.87 | - | - | 172.53 ± 6.75 | 160.12 ± 6.48 | <0.001c |
| BMI (kg m−2) | 25.91 ± 4.58 | - | - | 26.97 ± 3.7 | 25.33 ± 4.91 | <0.001c |
| BF (%) | 34.07 ± 8.76 | 0.522a | <0.001a | 27.8 ± 6.89 | 37.55 ± 7.69 | <0.001c |
| WC (cm) | 85.34 ± 12.63 | 0.859a | <0.001a | 92.32 ± 11.59 | 81.47 ± 11.49 | <0.001c |
| VF (kg) | 8.40 ± 3.97 | 0.736a | <0.001a | 9.69 ± 4.17 | 7.69 ± 3.67 | <0.001c |
| WHR | 0.84 ± 0.08 | 0.542a | <0.001a | 0.89 ± 0.07 | 0.80 ± 0.06 | <0.001c |
| HC (cm) | 101.66 ± 8.77 | - | - | 102.72 ± 6.86 | 101.08 ± 9.63 | 0.005c |
| MM (kg) | 27.21 ± 6.30 | - | - | 33.22 ± 4.56 | 23.87 ± 4.36 | <0.001c |
BMI, Body mass index; BF, body fat percentage; WC, waist circumference; VF, visceral fat; WHR, waist-hip ratio; HC, Hip's circumference; MM, muscle mass.
Adiposity indicators: BF, WC, VF, WHR regarding BMI.
a
Spearman correlation test between BMI and adiposity indicators.
b
Chi-squared test.
c
U de Mann–Whitney test.
Statistical significance was considered at p ≤ 0.05 and is shown in bold.
A confidence interval at 95%.