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Table 1 Characteristics of study subjects

From: Accuracy of body fat percent and adiposity indicators cut off values to detect metabolic risk factors in a sample of Mexican adults

 

Men (n = 1,454)

Women (n = 3,646)

 

Mean ± SD

Median [Min, Max]

Mean ± SD

Median [Min, Max]

Age (years)

41.4 ± 10.9

41.0 [20, 65]

41.3 ± 10.9

41.0 [20, 65]

Weight (kg)

76.5 ± 12.7

75.4 [41.9, 161.5]

64.4 ± 11.4

62.8 [40.3, 144.2]

Height (m)

168.7 ± 6.8

169.0 [137, 193]

155.8 ± 6.1

156.0 [136, 180]

Adiposity indicators

    

BMI (kg/m2)

26.8 ± 3.9

26.6 [18.5, 54.4]

26.5 ± 4.5

25.8 [18.5, 52.2]

Waist (cm)

93.0 ± 10.2

92.0 [64, 159]

88.9 ± 11.7

88.0 [58, 152]

Hip (cm)

98.2 ± 7.6

97.0 [80, 146]

100.3 ± 9

99.0 [70, 158]

Waist/hip ratio

0.9 ± 0.1

0.9 [0.7, 1.1]

0.9 ± 0.1

0.9 [0.6, 1.2]

Waist/height ratio

0.6 ± 0.1

0.5 [0.4, 0.9]

0.6 ± 0.1

0.6 [0.4, 1]

BF (%)

29.6 ± 7

29.8 [6.0, 58.2]

42.6 ± 6.3

43.0 [16.7, 65.5]

BFM (kg)

22 ± 8.1

21.3 [2.8, 74.3]

26.5 ± 8.1

25.3 [6.9, 80.8]

Metabolic indicators

    

Glucose (mg/dL)

96.2 ± 24.8

92.0 [58, 361]

90.3 ± 20.2

88.0 [51, 346]

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

211.7 ± 165.8

175.0 [30, 2490]

143.2 ± 90.6

122.0 [30, 1702]

c-HDL (mg/dL)

37.6 ± 8.6

37.0 [12, 78]

40.0 ± 12.1

39.0 [5, 365]

DBP (mm/Hg)

75.6 ± 10.8

75.0 [42, 124]

71.0 ± 9.6

70.0 [41, 115.3]

SBP (mm/hg)

124.4 ± 13.7

123 [80.7, 235]

114.5 ± 12.6

112 [66, 178]

Prevalence of metabolic risk factors (%)

    

High glucose1

27.2

 

14.9

 

High triglycerides2

61.1

 

34.5

 

Low HDL cholesterol3

62.2

 

83.6

 

Hypertension4

21.5

 

16.0

 
  1. DBP = Diastolic Blood Pressure; SBP = Systolic Blood Pressure.
  2. 1Glucose ≥ 100 mg/dL.
  3. 2Triglycerides ≥ 150 mg/dL.
  4. 3HDL <40 mg/dL for men and <50 mg/dL for women.
  5. 4SBP >140 mmHg or DBP > 90 mmHg.
  6. All comparisons were statistically significant (P < 0.05) but age.