Research Article
Testing Bioimpedance to Estimate Body Fat Percentage across Different Hip and Waist Circumferences
Table 1
Participants’ Characteristics.
| | | Total N=92 | Waist Circumference | Hip Circumference | | Tertiles | | Tertile 1 | Tertile 2 | Tertile 3 | Tertile 1 | Tertile 2 | Tertile 3 | | Ranges (cm) | | 70.1-87.9 | 88.0-96.9 | 97.0-127 | 88.0-99.9 | 100.0-106.9 | 107.0-132.5 |
| | Age (years) | 43.8 ±17.5 | 35.6±17.6 | 45.8±17.2 | 49.8± 15.0 | 42.7±17.9 | 44.9±17.9 | 43.6±17.2 | | Sex (Men) | 51 (55.4%) | 17 (56.7) | 17 (54.8) | 17 (54.8) | 13 (43.3) | 18 (56.3) | 20 (66.7) | | Body Mass Index (kg/) | 25.5 ± 4.3 | 21.6±2.1 | 25.5±2.5 | 29.3±4.0 | 21.6±2.1 | 25.2±1.8 | 29.5±4.1 | | Waist circumference (cm) | 92.2 ±11.3 | 80.7±4.7 | 91.4±2.6 | 104.6±8.7 | 83.3±7.0 | 91.6±6.9 | 101.4±11.2 | | Hip circumference (cm) | 103.4 ± 8.6 | 96.8±5.3 | 103.6±6.9 | 109.7±8.2 | 94.8±3.1 | 102.1±1.7 | 112.9±6.5 |
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Data presented as average ± SD or N (%); P<0.05 among tertiles |
