Performance of Body Adiposity Index and Relative Fat Mass in Predicting Bioelectric Impedance Analysis-Derived Body Fat Percentage: A Cross-Sectional Study among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in the Ho Municipality, Ghana
Table 1
Baseline characteristics and prevalence of obesity indices among study participants.
Parameter
Total ()
Females ()
Males ()
value
Age (years)
0.013
Age category (years)
20-39
27 (11.4)
9 (6.8)
18 (17.3)
0.0379
40-59
187 (79.2)
109 (82.6)
78 (75.0)
≥60
22 (9.3)
14 (10.6)
8 (7.7)
Weight (kg)
0.6966
Height (cm)
<0.0001
BMI (kg/m2)
<0.0001
WC (cm)
0.0027
HC (cm)
<0.0001
BFP
<0.0001
Obese (%)
148 (62.7)
108 (81.8)
40 (38.5)
<0.0001
Nonobese (%)
88 (37.29)
24 (18.18)
64 (61.5)
BAI
<0.0001
Obese (%)
73 (30.9)
36 (27.3)
37 (35.6)
0.2021
Nonobese (%)
163 (69.1)
96 (72.7)
67 (64.4)
RFM
<0.0001
Obese (%)
165 (69.9)
116 (87.9)
49 (47.1)
<0.0001
Nonobese (%)
71 (30.1)
16 (12.1)
55 (52.9)
Data presented as and frequency with proportion in parenthesis. BMI: body mass index; BAI: body adiposity index; RFM: relative fat mass; BFP: body fat percentage; HC: hip circumference; WC: waist circumference. The value is significant at <0.05.
