Table 2 Anthropometric characteristics and adipokines in parents with the low, medium, and high leg fat to body fat percentage tertile.
Low | Medium | High | *, # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 51.5 ± 4.6 | 50.7 ± 3.8 | 49.2 ± 3.2 | b |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.5 ± 2.7 | 23.1 ± 2.8 | 20.7 ± 2.2 | b,c |
Waist circumference (cm) | 85.7 ± 7.3 | 82.3 ± 7.2 | 74.7 ± 6.4 | a,b,c |
Arm fat (kg) | 1.4 ± 0.7 | 1.6 ± 0.7 | 1.1 ± 0.6 | b,c |
Leg fat (kg) | 4.4 ± 1.5 | 5.6 ± 1.9 | 5.1 ± 1.7 | a,b |
Trunk fat (kg) | 10.8 ± 3.6 | 9.9 ± 3.2 | 6.7 ± 2.6 | b,c |
Body fat (kg) | 17.2 ± 5.7 | 17.7 ± 5.7 | 13.5 ± 4.9 | b,c |
Arm/body fat (%) | 8.1 ± 2.4 | 8.9 ± 2.3 | 8.2 ± 2.4 | 0.09 |
Leg/body fat (%) | 25.3 ± 2.7 | 31.3 ± 1.5 | 38.0 ± 3.1 | a,b,c |
Trunk/body fat (%) | 62.8 ± 3.9 | 55.9 ± 2.6 | 49.3 ± 3.3 | a,b,c |
Body fat % (%) | 27.2 ± 7.3 | 31.0 ± 7.6 | 26.0 ± 7.5 | a,c |
SMI (kg/m2) | 7.0 ± 1.1 | 6.4 ± 0.9 | 6.0 ± 0.6 | a,b |
FMI (kg/m2) | 6.4 ± 2.1 | 7.1 ± 2.5 | 5.4 ± 2.0 | b,c |
Leptin (ng/mL) | 5.9 ± 4.2 | 7.7 ± 5.2 | 5.8 ± 4.4 | c |
Adiponectin (µg/mL) | 7.8 ± 4.3 | 9.8 ± 3.9 | 13.6 ± 5.2 | a,b,c |
