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 2

Pairwise difference and MAPE in body fat estimates using BAI, RFM, and BIA among participants.

	BAI	RFM	BIA	MD	T	p value	MAPE (95% CI)
Female	34.40 ± 6.36		41.27 ± 8.10	6.87	13.53	<0.001	18.25% (16.70-21.31)
		41.59 ± 5.02	41.27 ± 8.10	-0.32	-0.62	0.534	7.13% (6.27-8.78)
	34.40 ± 6.36	41.59 ± 5.02		7.2	27.42	<0.001	23.18% (21.03-25.42)
Male	25.65 ± 6.02		22.68 ± 9.82	-2.96	-4.16	0.001	15.73% (12.47-20.84)
		25.09 ± 5.43	22.68 ± 9.82	-2.41	-3.62	0.001	18.58% (13.45-22.64)
	25.65 ± 6.02	25.09 ± 5.43		-0.55	-1.52	0.132	7.45% (6.05–8.66)

Data presented as mean ± standard deviation; BAI: body adiposity index; RFM: relative fat mass; BIA: bioelectrical impedance analysis; MAPE: mean absolute percentage error; reference method. MAPE < 10% = high, 10%-20% = good, 20%-50% = reasonable, >50% = poor. Reference test method.