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Table 1 Participant Demographic Characteristics

From: Relationship between BMI with percentage body fat and obesity in Singaporean adults – The Yishun Study

Variable

Men

Women

P value

Number of participants

229

308

 

Age (yr)

58·9 ± 19·1

58·4 ± 18·5

0·736

Number of participants by age group

 21–29

25

30

 

 30–39

26

30

 

 40–49

22

40

 

 50–59

18

41

 

 60–64

29

27

 

 65–69

22

36

 

 70–74

28

27

 

 75–79

32

34

 

 80+

27

43

 

Weight (kg)

70·2 ± 15·4

58·8 ± 10·9

< 0·001

Height (cm)

166·6 ± 7·1

155·0 ± 6·4

< 0·001

Waist Circumference (cm)

91·4 ± 15·4

81·6 ± 10·8

< 0·001

Overall BMI (kg/m2)

25·2 ± 4·9

24·5 ± 4·2

0·071

BMI by age-group

 21–29

27·1 ± 8·2

22·5 ± 4·5

 

 30–39

28·0 ± 6·7

24·4 ± 4·7

 

 40–49

27·2 ± 3·8

25·7 ± 4·3

 

 50–59

25·7 ± 3·2

25·7 ± 5·5

 

 60–64

24·0 ± 2·9

24·4 ± 3·6

 

 65–69

24·1 ± 3·4

25·0 ± 3·0

 

 70–74

24·2 ± 3·2

22·9 ± 3·7

 

 75–79

23·7 ± 3·0

25·0 ± 3·5

 

 80+

23·4 ± 4·1

24·3 ± 4·0

 

Overall Body Fat Percentage (%)

30·0 ± 5·7

39·7 ± 5·2

< 0·001

Body Fat Percentage by age-group

 21–29

29·6 ± 8·1

37·0 ± 6·4

 

 30–39

29·7 ± 6·7

37·7 ± 5·7

 

 40–49

31·0 ± 4·8

39·2 ± 4·7

 

 50–59

28·0 ± 4·3

40·0 ± 4·5

 

 60–64

29·1 ± 5·1

40·9 ± 4·9

 

 65–69

30·0 ± 5·0

41·0 ± 4·1

 

 70–74

30·9 ± 5·8

39·3 ± 5·0

 

 75–79

30·3 ± 4·9

41·2 ± 5·1

 

 80+

31·3 ± 5·4

40·6 ± 5·5

 

Fat mass (kg)

21·0 ± 8·2

23·2 ± 6·6

< 0·005

Fat mass Index (kg/m2)

7·6 ± 2·9

9·7 ± 2·7

< 0·001

Fat-free mass (kg)

45·1 ± 8·9

32·6 ± 5·0

< 0·001

Fat-free mass index (kg/m2)

16·2 ± 2·3

13·6 ± 1·8

< 0·001

Bone mineral content (kg)

2·40 ± 0·43

1·88 ± 0·36

< 0·001

  1. Values are mean ± standard deviation, or actual number of participants