Table 1 Demographic and anthropometric characteristics of participants.
From: Assessment of a proposed BMI formula in predicting body fat percentage among Filipino young adults
Characteristic | Males (n = 74) | Females (n = 116) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, median (range) | 22 (19–30) years | 22 (19–27) years | 0.614 |
Height, mean (SD) | 168.9 (5.0) cm | 156.1 (5.7) cm | < 0.001 |
Weight, mean (SD) | 76.1 (14.8) kg | 53.2 (11.5) kg | < 0.001 |
WC, median (range) | 88.5 (66.5–125.0) cm | 73 (59.5–102) cm | < 0.001 |
%BF, mean (SD) | 23.2 (5.5) % | 29.6 (5.2) % | < 0.001 |
Smoking history, median (range) | 0 (0–20) pack-years | 0 | 0.029 |
Alcohol intake, median (range) | 1 (0–10) drinks/week | 0 (0–3) drinks/week | 0.002 |
BMIK, mean (SD) | 26.6 (5.0) | 23.0 (4.3) | < 0.001 |
< 18.5 (n, %) | 1 (1.3%) | 13 (11.2%) | |
18.5–22.9 (n, %) | 19 (25.7%) | 54 (46.6%) | |
23.0–24.9 (n, %) | 11 (14.9%) | 19 (16.4%) | |
≥ 25.0 (n, %) | 43 (58.1%) | 30 (25.9%) | |
BMIT, mean (SD) | 26.7 (5.0) | 23.9 (4.5) | < 0.001 |
< 18.5 (n, %) | 1 (1.3%) | 4 (3.4%) | |
18.5–22.9 (n, %) | 20 (27.0%) | 56 (48.3%) | |
23.0–24.9 (n, %) | 12 (16.2%) | 20 (17.2%) | |
≥ 25.0 (n, %) | 41 (55.4%) | 36 (31.0%) |
