Table 1 Demographic, body composition, and anthropometric data of severely obese patient samples
From: A new anthropometric index for body fat estimation in patients with severe obesity
Variable | MBD | MVD | Total (n = 144) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (female) | 53/72 (73.6%) | 55/72 (76.4%) | 108/144 (75.0%) | 0.847 |
Gender (male) | 19/72 (26.4%) | 17/72 (23.6%) | 36/144 (25.0%) | 0.281 |
Race (white) | 46/72 (63.9%) | 53/72 (73.6%) | 99/144 (68.8%) | |
Race (black/brown) | 26/72 (36.1%) | 26/72 (36.1%) | 45/144 (31.2%) | 0.877 |
Age (years) | 42.58 ± 12.32 | 42.88 ± 10.07 | 42.73 ± 11.21 | 0.318 |
Body weight (kg) | 127.68 ± 27.5 | 123.33 ± 24.53 | 125.51 ± 26.06 | 0.386 |
Height (m) | 1.63 ± 0.1 | 1.62 ± 0.1 | 1.63 ± 0.1 | 0.532 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 47.45 ± 6.75 | 46.77 ± 6.23 | 47.11 ± 6.48 | 0.719 |
AC (cm) | 137.46 ± 17.38 | 136.49 ± 14.83 | 136.97 ± 16.11 | 0.728 |
HC (cm) | 135.21 ± 13.83 | 136.02 ± 13.97 | 135.61 ± 13.86 | 0.565 |
Waist-hip ratio | 1.02 ± 0.11 | 1.01 ± 0.11 | 1.01 ± 0.11 | 0.847 |
ADP BF% | 52.14 ± 5.4 | 51.96 ± 5.47 | 52.05 ± 5.42 | 0.300 |