Table 2.
Body Composition of Underweight, Normal-Weight, and Overweight Japanese Female Students
| Underweight |
Normal weight |
Overweight |
# | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 42 | n = 251 | n = 14 | ||
| Age (years) | 20.5 ± 1.2 | 20.6 ± 1.2 | 20.7 ± 1.0 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 17.5 ± 1.4 | 20.6 ± 1.4 | 26.6 ± 1.6 | a,b,c |
| Waist (cm) | 66.4 ± 3.6 | 71.5 ± 5.0 | 83.9 ± 4.6 | a,b,c |
| Height (cm) | 159.1 ± 5.1 | 158.9 ± 5.0 | 159.4 ± 5.6 | |
| Weight (kg) | 44.4 ± 5.0 | 51.9 ± 4.9 | 67.6 ± 6.8 | a,b,c |
| BLM (kg) | 32.1 ± 2.4 | 34.3 ± 3.0 | 38.6 ± 2.7 | a,b,c |
| ALM (kg) | 13.6 ± 1.3 | 14.9 ± 1.5 | 17.2 ± 1.6 | a,b,c |
| %BLM (%) | 73.1 ± 8.9 | 66.2 ± 4.6 | 57.3 ± 3.6 | a,b,c |
| %ALM (%) | 30.8 ± 3.1 | 28.7 ± 2.1 | 25.5 ± 2.1 | a,b,c |
| ALM index (kg/m2) | 5.3 ± 0.4 | 5.9 ± 0.5 | 6.8 ± 0.4 | a,b,c |
| Total FM (kg) | 9.5 ± 2.4 | 14.6 ± 3.3 | 25.0 ± 5.6 | a,b,c |
| %Total FM (%) | 21.5 ± 4.4 | 28.3 ± 4.6 | 37.4 ± 4.9 | a,b,c |
| FM index (kg/m2) | 3.7 ± 0.8 | 5.8 ± 1.3 | 9.8 ± 1.9 | a,b,c |
| Gluteofemoral/total fat (%) | 42.6 ± 3.8 | 39.0 ± 4.0 | 35.3 ± 5.3 | a,b,c |
| Trunk/total fat (%) | 45.5 ± 3.7 | 48.3 ± 3.8 | 52.1 ± 5.1 | a,b,c |
Mean ± standard deviation.
#: Same as in Table 1.
ALM, appendicular lean mass; BLM, body lean mass; FM, fat mass.