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Table 2 Body composition and water turnover of rural and urban women in Narok County, Kenya

From: Body composition, water turnover and physical activity among women in Narok County, Kenya

 

Population mean (SD) n (28)

Rural mean (SD) n (10)

Urban mean (SD) n (18)

TBW (L)

29.3 ± 4.2

29.4 ± 3.5

29.2 ± 4.6

Water turnover (L/day)

3.2 ± 0.8

3.3 ± 1.2

3.1 ± 0.6

Fat mass (kg)

18.2 ± 7.4

19.5 ± 7.8

17.5 ± 7.3

Fat free mass (kg)

38.9 ± 5.6

39.0 ± 4.6

38.8 ± 6.2

Fat mass index (kg/m2)

7.0 ± 2.8

7.8 ± 3.1

6.6 ± 2.7

Fat free mass index (kg/m2)

15.1 ± 1.9

15.6 ± 1.6

14.9 ± 2.0

  1. Abbreviations: SD – standard deviation TBW-total body water, L-litres.
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