Table 3 The body composition by age and education in women.
From: Fat free mass and obesity in relation to educational level
Level of education | |||||||||||
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Low | Middle | High | |||||||||
Measurement | Age Group | n | Mean | s.d. | n | mean | s.d. | n | mean | s.d. | p-value |
Body mass index, kg/m 2 | |||||||||||
30-64 | 740 | 27.1 | 5.3 | 788 | 26.5 | 5.1 | 994 | 25.7 | 4.7 | <0.001 | |
65+ | 660 | 28.5 | 4.9 | 145 | 27.8 | 4.9 | 88 | 26.2 | 4.0 | <0.001 | |
30+ | 1 400 | 27.5 | 5.2 | 933 | 26.8 | 5.1 | 1 082 | 25.9 | 4.6 | <0.001 | |
Waist-to-hip ratio | |||||||||||
30-64 | 739 | 0.86 | 0.06 | 787 | 0.85 | 0.06 | 992 | 0.84 | 0.06 | <0.001 | |
65+ | 648 | 0.89 | 0.06 | 142 | 0.87 | 0.07 | 88 | 0.86 | 0.05 | <0.001 | |
30+ | 1 387 | 0.87 | 0.06 | 929 | 0.86 | 0.06 | 1 080 | 0.84 | 0.06 | <0.001 | |
Fat-free mass, kg | |||||||||||
30-64 | 699 | 47.5 | 5.9 | 749 | 47.6 | 6.0 | 941 | 47.8 | 6.0 | 0.67 | |
65+ | 530 | 44.0 | 5.7 | 118 | 44.1 | 5.4 | 77 | 43.9 | 4.8 | 0.95 | |
30+ | 1 229 | 46.8 | 6.0 | 867 | 46.7 | 6.0 | 1 018 | 46.8 | 6.0 | 0.96 | |