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Table 1 Physical characteristics of the study participants 1

From: The study of anthropometric estimates in the visceral fat of healthy individuals

 

Modeling group (n = 152)

 

Variable

Male

(n = 87)

Female

(n = 65)

P 2

Age (year)

28.56 ± 11.20

(18.7, 65.5)

33.28 ± 16.23

(18.5, 74.8)

**

Height (cm)

173.39 ± 7.85

(165.0, 195.5)

160.84 ± 6.24

(163.6,174.0)

***

Weight (kg)

74.41 ± 14.17

(50.0, 121.6)

59.66 ± 9.35

(52.0, 98.0)

***

BMI (kg/m2)

24.68 ± 4.04

(16.3, 39.9)

23.15 ± 3.93

(16.2, 37.8)

*

Waist circumference (cm)

82.41 ± 10.82

(69.0, 122.5)

81.11 ± 10.39

(68.0, 115.0)

NS

Hip circumference (cm)

98.50 ± 7.98

(87.5, 120.0)

97.81 ± 7.86

(87.5, 125.5)

NS

ACSACT (cm)

478.61 ± 142.62

(284.4,1004.8)

448.48 ± 122.94

(288.7,875.2)

NS

VFACT (cm)

51.49 ± 40.71

(6.5, 179.5)

58.80 ± 37.88

(13.0, 218.8)

NS

SFACT (cm)

112.56 ± 97.66

(2.7, 513.2)

165.59 ± 99.25

(20.5, 488.8)

***

Waist-hip ratio (WHR)

0.83 ± 0.06

(0.72, 1.02)

0.83 ± 0.06

(0.73, 1.08)

NS

Subcutaneous fat thickness (SFT)

     

  Abdominal, AS (mm)

18.34 ± 13.29

(2.5, 59.5)

23.91 ± 14.12

(1.0, 62.0)

**

  Suprailiac, SS (mm)

18.56 ± 13.33

(1.8, 59.8)

24.02 ± 14.11

(1.0, 62.5)

**

  Armpit, ARS (mm)

15.67 ± 11.48

(4.0, 59.0)

23.88 ± 14.37

(3.0, 55.0)

***

  Triceps, TS (mm)

16.08 ± 11.77

(4.0, 58.0)

24.07 ± 14.51

(3.0, 56.0)

***

  Subscapular, SUS (mm)

15.99 ± 11.53

(4.0, 60.0)

23.72 ± 14.58

(3.0, 58.0)

***

  Back, BS (mm)

15.91 ± 11.56

(4.0, 59.0)

24.02 ± 14.53

(3.0, 56.3)

***

  Thigh, THS (mm)

12.41 ± 8.63

(3.0, 38.0)

19.63 ± 14.30

(3.0, 77.0)

***

  Calf, CAS (mm)

12.65 ± 8.84

(3.0, 42.0)

19.07 ± 12.92

(3.5, 55.0)

***

  Chin, CHS (mm)

12.69 ± 8.77

(2.5, 40.5)

19.02 ± 12.97

(3.0, 56.0)

***

  Chest, CS (mm)

12.58 ± 8.72

(2.8, 40.2)

19.25 ± 12.72

(3.2, 55.0)

***

 

Validation group ( n= 75)

 

Male

( n= 43)

Female

( n= 32)

P 2

Age (year)

26.13 ± 12.63

(18.2, 70.8)

27.07 ± 8.11

(18.9, 46.4)

NS

Height (cm)

174.64 ± 8.51

(159.4, 197.0)

161.35 ± 5.53

(156.0,173.5)

***

Weight (kg)

77.03 ± 10.19

(61.5, 102.0)

62.58 ± 15.52

(47.6, 106.0)

***

BMI (kg/m2)

25.27 ± 3.02

(20.3, 32.6)

24.00 ± 5.60

(17.3, 38.0)

NS

Waist circumference (cm)

84.82 ± 10.00

(68.0, 109.0)

82.36 ± 13.00

(67.6, 122.0)

NS

Hip circumference (cm)

100.13 ± 5.68

(88.0, 113.6)

99.64 ± 11.64

(86.0, 129.0)

NS

ACSACT (cm)

485.40 ± 119.58

(323.7, 795.6)

472.40 ± 164.72

(294.7,995.2)

NS

VFACT (cm)

53.09 ± 40.84

(8.2, 166.2)

58.98 ± 36.17

(18.7, 171.1)

NS

SFACT (cm)

123.26 ± 90.85

(10.5, 388.0)

171.34 ± 118.66

(8.1, 506.8)

NS

Waist-hip ratio (WHR)

0.85 ± 0.06

(0.73, 1.00)

0.82 ± 0.06

(0.73, 0.96)

NS

Subcutaneous fat thickness (SFT)

     

  Abdominal, AS (mm)

18.33 ± 14.64

(3.0, 57.0)

26.02 ± 14.82

(3.0, 60.0)

*

  Suprailiac, SS (mm)

18.53 ± 14.56

(3.0, 56.5)

26.42 ± 14.76

(3.0, 55.0)

*

  Armpit, ARS (mm)

17.90 ± 14.27

(3.5, 61.0)

24.58 ± 13.92

(3.0, 55.0)

*

  Triceps, TS (mm)

18.27 ± 14.24

(4.0, 60.5)

24.39 ± 13.72

(2.0, 55.0)

NS

  Subscapular, SUS (mm)

18.24 ± 14.12

(3.0, 62.0)

24.47 ± 13.81

(4.0, 57.0)

NS

  Back, BS (mm)

18.14 ± 14.19

(3.5, 61.2)

24.48 ± 13.77

(3.0, 55.7)

*

  Thigh, THS (mm)

12.80 ± 9.37

(2.5, 42.0)

20.11 ± 11.23

(2.0, 52.5)

**

  Calf, CAS (mm)

13.08 ± 9.54

(3.0, 42.2)

20.41 ± 12.54

(2.5, 52.0)

**

  Chin, CHS (mm)

12.89 ± 9.17

(3.0, 41.0)

20.09 ± 12.43

(3.0, 53.0)

**

  Chest, CS (mm)

12.92 ± 9.34

(2.8, 41.8)

20.20 ± 12.38

(2.5, 52.5)

**

  1. 1All values are x ¯ ± SD ; minimum and maximum in parentheses;
  2. 2Significantly different from male (one-factor ANOVA): NS, not statistically significant;
  3. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001;
  4. BMI: Body mass index; SFA, subcutaneous fat area; VFA, visceral fat area; ACSA, abdominal cross-sectional area.