Table 3 |
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Students' percentage body fat by gender |
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Males |
Females |
P value |
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Weight Status |
N= |
Mean ± SD |
N= |
Mean ± SD |
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*Underweight* |
1 |
12.00 |
8 |
16.9 ± 2.11 |
0.0000 |
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Normal** |
47 |
14.4 ± 3.13 |
96 |
26.7 ± 4.75 |
0.0000 |
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Overweight*** |
36 |
20.1 ± 1.94 |
17 |
39.0 ± 2.25 |
0.0000 |
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Obese**** |
12 |
24.4 ± 2.29 |
4 |
42.4 ± 1.91 |
0.0000 |
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* Underweight (BMI ≤ 18.5), ** Normal (BMI between 18.5 – 24.9), *** Overweight (BMI between 25–29.9), **** Obese (BMI ≥ 30). |
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Yahia et al. Nutrition Journal 2008 7:32 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-7-32 |
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