Table 2

Some general characteristics of subjects from the split samplea.


Equation Sample (n = 78)
Validation Sample (n = 77)
p

Weight (kg)
72.7 ± 15.3
71.3 ± 13.9
0.56
Age (years)
34.3 ± 7.4
34.0 ± 7.6
0.84
Height (m)
1.67 ± 0.09
1.66 ± 0.08
0.74
BMI (kg/m2)
25.9 ± 3.8
25.6 ± 4.2
0.68
R (ohms)
551 ± 81.4
552 ± 97.9
0.06
Xc (ohms)
57.6 ± 7.06
58.0 ± 10.3
0.79
H2(cm)/R (ohms)
52.2 ± 11.9
52.1 ± 11.7
0.96
BF (%)b
31.4 ± 7.9
31.5 ± 8.9
0.94
FFM (kg)b
49.7 ± 11.0
48.6 ± 10.2
0.52

aMean ± SD. b ADP: Air displacement plethysmography; R: resistance; XC: reactance

Macias et al. Nutrition Journal 2007 6:18   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-6-18

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