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. 2020 Oct 21;190(3):993–998. doi: 10.1007/s11845-020-02403-3

Table 2.

Percentage of women with low, normal, and high particular body composition parameters in underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obese women

Body composition parameters Parameter value Underweight [%] Normal weight [%] Overweight [%] Obesity [%]
VFA (visceral fat area) Normal 0 4 50 57
High 100 96 50 43
FFM (fat-free mass) High 0 3 21 43
Normal 35 88 79 57
Low 65 9 0 0
SLM (soft lean mass) High 0 2 17 29
Normal 8 76 79 71
Low 92 22 4 0
SMM (skeletal muscle mass) High 0 4 25 43
Normal 5 71 71 57
Low 95 25 4 0
BCM (body cell mass) High 0 4 25 29
Normal 14 74 71 71
Low 86 23 4 0
BMC (bone mineral contents) High 0 23 54 57
Normal 57 73 46 43
Low 43 5 0 0
TBW (total body water) High 0 2 17 29
Normal 8 76 79 71
Low 92 22 4 0
ICW (intracellular body water) High 0 4 25 29
Normal 14 74 71 71
Low 86 22 4 0
ECW (extracellular body water) High 0 1 8 29
Normal 11 79 92 71
Low 89 20 0 0
ECW/TBW High 3 4 4 0
Normal 97 95 96 100
Low 0 1 0 0