Table 4.
Analysis of differences using one-way analysis of variance comparing body composition components among individuals with different BMI levels.
| Dependent Variables | Underweight (n = 38) |
Normal (n = 104) |
Overweight (n = 39) |
F(2,178) | p | p-Rank | η2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |||||
| Adipose tissue (%) | 10.61 | 2.76 | 16.25 | 4.57 | 23.53 | 6.36 | 72.82 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.45 |
| Muscle Mass (%) | 84.53 | 2.66 | 79.42 | 4.37 | 72.48 | 5.98 | 70.43 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.44 |
| Water content (%) | 65.38 | 2.04 | 61.33 | 3.35 | 56.01 | 4.65 | 71.55 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.45 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 52.05 | 3.85 | 60.24 | 6.01 | 69.59 | 6.07 | 93.24 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.51 |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 65.11 | 6.50 | 74.45 | 9.17 | 83.64 | 9.70 | 42.63 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.32 |
| WHR | 0.80 | 0.04 | 0.81 | 0.05 | 0.84 | 0.06 | 4.45 | 0.013 | 0.023 | 0.05 |
| WHtR | 0.39 | 0.03 | 0.42 | 0.03 | 0.48 | 0.04 | 69.88 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.44 |
p—significance of differences test; p-rank—non-parametric Kruskal–Wallis H test; η2—proportion of variance explained by BMI; M—medium; SD—standard deviation.