Table 4 |
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Summary of statistics by sex (mean values and standard deviations in square brackets). |
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| n |
Weight (kg) |
BMI (kg/m2) |
%BF |
MS |
WC (cm) |
BFMI (kg/m2) |
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| Men |
23 |
75.3 [11.2] |
24.7 [3.9] |
21.5 [8.6] |
24.2 [7.6] |
89.5 [10.8] |
6.2 [2.8] |
| Women |
40 |
62.0 [11.0] |
23.8 [4.2] |
34.8 [8.4] |
32.6 [9.1] |
80.8 [12.2] |
8.0 [3.3] |
| Test and p-value |
t = 4.59 p < 0.0001 |
t = 0.78 p = 0.438 |
t = -6.00 p < 0.0001 |
t = -3.52 p < 0.001 |
t = 2.83 p = 0.006 |
t = -2.01 p = 0.049 |
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%BF = total body fat, expressed as percentage body fat; MS = metabolic syndrome risk: %BF related to the risk of developing metabolic syndrome; WC = waist circumference, as an index of abdominal fat; BFMI = Body Fat Mass Index |
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Colombo et al. Nutrition Journal 2008 7:5 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-7-5 |
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