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Table 5 Fat-to-muscle ratio detection thresholds based on sex

From: Fat-to-muscle ratio as a predictor for dyslipidaemia in transitional-age youth

Characteristic

Males

Females

FMR < 0.2224

FMR ≥ 0.2224

P value

FMR < 0.4809

FMR ≥ 0.4809

P value

(n = 319)

(n = 239)

 

(n = 816)

(n = 286)

 

Anthropometric parameters

 Weight (kg)

57.68 ± 6.44

73.19 ± 10.72

 < 0.001

50.13 ± 5.73

60.75 ± 9.10

 < 0.001

 BMI (kg/m2)

18.96 ± 1.77

24.08 ± 3.08

 < 0.001

19.09 ± 1.84

23.12 ± 3.10

 < 0.001

 WC (cm)

70.92 ± 3.90

86.19 ± 8.42

 < 0.001

70.52 ± 4.35

81.06 ± 7.87

 < 0.001

 Body fat mass (kg)

7.06 ± 2.06

17.94 ± 5.84

 < 0.001

12.75 ± 2.92

21.56 ± 5.12

 < 0.001

Blood lipid parameters

 TC (\(\mathrm{mmol}/\mathrm{L}\))

4.40 ± 0.88

5.01 ± 1.08

 < 0.001

4.35 ± 0.95

4.85 ± 1.08

 < 0.001

 TGs (\(\mathrm{mmol}/\mathrm{L}\))

0.93 ± 0.48

1.27 ± 0.72

 < 0.001

0.85 ± 0.38

1.02 ± 0.51

 < 0.001

 HDL-C (\(\mathrm{mmol}/\mathrm{L}\))

1.33 ± 0.29

1.27 ± 0.34

0.030

1.43 ± 0.36

1.37 ± 0.33

0.004

 LDL-C (\(\mathrm{mmol}/\mathrm{L}\))

0.91 ± 0.27

1.08 ± 0.31

 < 0.001

0.97 ± 0.33

1.08 ± 0.39

 < 0.001

 FBG (\(\mathrm{mmol}/\mathrm{L}\))

4.72 ± 0.63

4.74 ± 0.64

0.722

4.64 ± 0.60

4.69 ± 0.60

0.263

 Dyslipidaemia (n, %)

27 (8.5)

75 (31.4)

 < 0.001

63 (7.7)

58 (20.3)

 < 0.001

  1. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant