Table 1 Sample characteristic by genders
From: Age and gender specific cut-off points for body fat parameters among adults in Qatar
Total | Male | Female | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 2407 | N = 1269 | N = 1138 | ||
Age (years) | 39.4 (11.2) | 38.7 (10.6) | 40.1 (11.7) | 0.002 |
Education | < 0.001 | |||
Low | 239 (9.9%) | 96 (7.6%) | 143 (12.6%) | |
Medium | 680 (28.3%) | 388 (30.6%) | 292 (25.7%) | |
High | 1486 (61.8%) | 783 (61.8%) | 703 (61.8%) | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 29.0 (5.6) | 28.4 (5.0) | 29.5 (6.1) | < 0.001 |
BMI categories | < 0.001 | |||
Normal | 575 (23.9%) | 308 (24.3%) | 267 (23.5%) | |
Overweight | 900 (37.4%) | 545 (42.9%) | 355 (31.2%) | |
Obese | 932 (38.7%) | 416 (32.8%) | 516 (45.3%) | |
Metabolism syndrome | 434 (18.0%) | 229 (18.0%) | 205 (18.0%) | 0.98 |
Total mass (kg) | 79.2 (16.3) | 84.4 (15.1) | 73.5 (15.7) | < 0.001 |
Total fat (kg) | 30.9 (10.7) | 28.6 (10.3) | 33.4 (10.6) | < 0.001 |
Total fat percent | 38.6 (8.7) | 33.4 (7.3) | 44.5 (5.9) | < 0.001 |
Trunk fat (kg) | 16.2 (6.4) | 16.2 (6.6) | 16.2 (6.2) | 0.98 |
Trunk fat percent | 20.0 (5.0) | 18.8 (5.1) | 21.4 (4.5) | < 0.001 |
Visceral fat (kg) | 1.0 (0.7) | 1.3 (0.8) | 0.8 (0.5) | < 0.001 |
Visceral fat percent | 1.2 (0.7) | 1.4 (0.7) | 1.0 (0.6) | < 0.001 |