BMI and an Anthropometry-Based Estimate of Fat Mass Percentage Are Both Valid Discriminators of Cardiometabolic Risk: A Comparison with DXA and Bioimpedance

Table 2

Anthropometric and metabolic characteristics of the study population.

	Men			Women
	𝑛	Mean	95% CI	𝑛	Mean	95% CI
Age (years)	205	57	(55–58)	388	56	(55–57)
Height (cm)	205	176	(175–177)	388	163	(162–164)
Weight (kg)	205	82.5	(81.0–83.9)	388	70.6	(69.3–71.9)
BMI (kg/m^2)	205	26.6	(26.2–27.1)	388	26.6	(26.1–27.1)
Fat mass (kg)	205	22.7	(22–23.6)	388	26.9	(25.9–27.9)
Fat mass (%)	205	27.1	(26–27.9)	388	37.1	(36.4–37.9)
Waist circumference (cm)	200	95	(93–96)	376	86	(85–87)
Chest circumference (cm)	166	102	(101–103)	269	98	(96–99)
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	201	146	(144–149)	377	142	(140–145)
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	201	85	(84–87)	377	83	(82–84)
Fasting glucose (mmol/L)	166	5.8	(5.6–5.9)	301	5.6	(5.5–5.7)
Fasting insulin (μIU/ml)	166	10.1	(6.5–14)	302	8.2	(7.5–9.0)
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	167	5.3	(5.1–5.4)	302	5.5	(5.4–5.6)
HDL (mmol/L)	167	1.5	(1.4–1.6)	302	1.8	(1.7–1.9)
LDL (mmol/L)	167	3.1	(3–3.3)	302	3.1	(3.0–3.2)
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	167	1.5	(1.3–1.6)	302	1.2	(1.2-1.3)
Free fatty acids (mmol/L)	167	496	(450–542)	302	541	(502–580)