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Table 1 Subject Characteristics

From: A comparison of skinfolds and leg-to-leg bioelectrical impedance for the assessment of body composition in children

  

Height (cm)

Weight (kg)

BMI (kg/m2)

SF-Fat (%)

BIA-Fat (%)

All

M

157.0

57.1

22.7

27.0

27.5

 

SD

11.0

18.3

5.7

13.0

11.8

Male

M

158.0

53.8

21.2

22.6

20.9*

 

SD

12.7

13.9

3.8

12.0

8.6

Female

M

156.1

60.4

24.2

31.5

34.1*

 

SD

8.9

21.3

6.8

12.4

10.9

Male

M

146.4

45.5

20.8

26.0

24.6*

(10–11 yr)

SD

7.5

12.9

4.6

13.1

10.3

Male

M

159.0

55.3

21.6

20.6

23.9*

(12–13 yr)

SD

9.5

15.1

4.4

7.3

13.7

Male

M

168.3

60.6

21.3

17.9

17.7

(14–15 yr)

SD

8.5

9.4

2.3

7.4

5.8

Female

M

150.0

48.0

21.1

27.5

29.9*

(10–11 yr)

SD

8.0

13.8

4.9

11.4

8.9

Female

M

157.3

64.5

25.9

33.5

36.8*

(12–13 yr)

SD

6.9

19.5

6.9

12.8

11.3

Female

M

161.5

69.9

26.1

33.9

36.4*

(14–15 yr)

SD

7.7

23.4

7.5

12.1

11.2

  1. Values are means ± standard deviations; * p < 0.01 Indicates means are significantly different between SF-Fat and BIA-Fat; BMI = body mass index; SF-Fat = percent body fat determined using skinfolds; BIA-Fat = percent body fat determined using leg-to-leg Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis