From: Fat-to-muscle ratio as a predictor for dyslipidaemia in transitional-age youth
Variables | Total (n = 1660) | Males (n = 558) | Females (n = 1102) | t/χ2 | P value |
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Age (years) | 19.06 ± 1.14 | 19.17 ± 1.24 | 19.00 ± 1.09 | 2.839 | 0.005 |
Education level (n, %) | |||||
 Junior College | 552 (33.3) | 93 (16.7) | 459 (41.7) | 104.184 |  < 0.001 |
 Undergraduate | 1108 (66.7) | 465 (83.3) | 643 (58.3) | ||
 Weight (kg) | 56.73 ± 10.87 | 64.32 ± 11.48 | 52.89 ± 8.21 | 23.316 |  < 0.001 |
 Height (cm) | 166.13 ± 7.91 | 174.29 ± 5.73 | 162.00 ± 5.18 | 44.025 |  < 0.001 |
 BMI (kg/m2) | 20.48 ± 3.12 | 21.15 ± 3.50 | 20.13 ± 2.85 | 6.367 |  < 0.001 |
 WC (cm) | 74.67 ± 8.39 | 77.46 ± 9.81 | 73.25 ± 7.17 | 9.935 |  < 0.001 |
 ASM (kg) | 18.30 ± 4.29 | 23.30 ± 2.89 | 15.76 ± 2.09 | 60.631 |  < 0.001 |
 ASM % | 0.32 ± 0.04 | 0.37 ± 0.04 | 0.30 ± 0.03 | 42.029 |  < 0.001 |
 FM (kg) | 13.92 ± 6.05 | 11.72 ± 6.78 | 15.04 ± 5.30 | -10.941 |  < 0.001 |
 Soft Lean Mass | 40.36 ± 8.10 | 49.71 ± 5.95 | 35.63 ± 3.78 | 58.615 |  < 0.001 |
 FMR | 0.36 ± 0.15 | 0.23 ± 0.12 | 0.42 ± 0.12 | -29.479 |  < 0.001 |
 Cholesterol (\(\mathrm{mmol}/\mathrm{L}\)) | 4.56 ± 1.02 | 4.66 ± 1.01 | 4.50 ± 1.01 | 3.162 | 0.002 |
 HDL-C (\(\mathrm{mmol}/\mathrm{L}\)) | 1.38 ± 0.34 | 1.31 ± 0.32 | 1.42 ± 0.35 | -6.336 |  < 0.001 |
 LDL-C (\(\mathrm{mmol}/\mathrm{L}\)) | 1.00 ± 0.33 | 0.98 ± 0.30 | 1.00 ± 0.34 | -1.213 | 0.225 |
 Triglycerides (\(\mathrm{mmol}/\mathrm{L}\)) | 0.95 ± 0.50 | 1.08 ± 0.61 | 0.89 ± 0.42 | 7.279 |  < 0.001 |
 Glucose (\(\mathrm{mmol}/\mathrm{L}\)) | 4.68 ± 0.61 | 4.73 ± 0.63 | 4.66 ± 0.60 | 2.210 |  < 0.001 |
 Dyslipidaemia (n, %) | 223 (13.4) | 102 (18.3) | 121 (11.0) | 16.973 |  < 0.001 |
 Smoking (n, %) | 69 (4.2) | 68 (12.2) | 1 (0.1) | 135.931 |  < 0.001 |
 Alcohol intake (n, %) | 33 (2.0) | 26 (4.7) | 7 (0.6) | 30.753 |  < 0.001 |
Physical activity (n, %) | |||||
 Low | 365 (22.0) | 89 (15.9) | 276 (25.0) | 48.064 |  < 0.001 |
 Medium | 567 (34.1) | 159 (28.5) | 408 (37.1) | ||
 High | 728 (43.9) | 310 (55.6) | 418 (37.9) |