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Table 1 Age and obesity-related clinical characteristics of the subjects

From: Obesity in young-adult Nigerians: variations in prevalence determined by anthropometry and bioelectrical impedance analysis, and the development of % body fat prediction equations

 

Male (893)

Female (691)

P

Total (1584)

Age (Yrs)

22.1 ± 2.1

21.5 ± 2.2

<0.001

21.8 ± 2.1

Height (cm)

171.8 ± 11.4

162.1 ± 6.4

<0.001

167.6 ± 10.7

Weight (kg)

66.7 ± 9.4

61.0 ± 9.1

<0.001

64.2 ± 9.7

Waist Circumference (cm)

77.3 ± 7.6

73.5 ± 7.8

<0.001

75.7 ± 7.9

Hip Circumference (cm)

89.9 ± 8.4

90.1 ± 8.7

0.566

90.0 ± 8.5

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

22.4 ± 2.9

23.1 ± 3.3

<0.001

22.7 ± 3.1

Waist-to-Hip Ratio

0.86 ± 0.07

0.82 ± 0.07

<0.001

0.84 ± 0.07

Waist-to-Height Ratio

0.45 ± 0.04

0.45 ± 0.04

0.229

0.45 ± 0.04

% Fat Mass (%)

19.0 ± 6.5

28.2 ± 5.7

<0.001

23.1 ± 7.7