BioMed Research International

Research Article

Gender-Specific Body Composition Relationships between Adipose Tissue Distribution and Peak Bone Mineral Density in Young Chinese Adults

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of subjects.
MaleFemale value
No. of subjects786825 
Age (years)<0.001
Weight (kg)<0.001
Height (cm)<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)<0.001
Body composition measures   
 Whole-body LM (kg)<0.001
 LMI (kg/m2)<0.001
 Whole-body FM (kg)<0.001
 FMI (kg/m2)<0.001
 Fat%<0.001
 A/G FMR<0.001
 Trunk/legs FMR<0.001
Bone mineral density (g/cm2)   
 Whole body<0.001
 Lumbar spine0.588
 Femoral neck0.019
 Total hip0.078
Current smoker (%)18%4%<0.001
Current alcohol user (%)15%3%<0.001
Note: values are presented as number, , or percentage. LM: lean mass; LMI: lean mass index; FM: fat mass; FMI: fat mass index; Fat%: percentage of body fat mass; A/G FMR: android to gynoid fat mass ratio. value was determined by the unpaired-sample -tests or chi-squared test.