The Use of SenseWear Armband for Assessment of Daily Energy Expenditure and the Relation to Body Fat Distribution and Nutritional Intake in Lean Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Table 3
Segmental body composition measurements.
Measurements
Groups
Mean ± SD
Min-max
Median
ap
RL_FM (%)
PCOS
32.01 ± 5.25
23.4–40.2
32.9
0.070
Control
29.88 ± 3.76
22.6–37.7
29.6
RL_FM (kg)
PCOS
3.59 ± 1.05
2.1–5.7
3.5
0.035∗
Control
3.12 ± 0.65
1.9–4.4
3
RL_FFM
PCOS
7.43 ± 0.66
6–8.8
7.35
0.206
Control
7.23 ± 0.52
5.9–8.5
7.1
LL_FM (%)
PCOS
31.75 ± 5.53
22.5–40
32.1
0.150
Control
30.04 ± 3.56
23–36.9
29.4
LL_FM (kg)
PCOS
3.5 ± 1.06
2–5.5
3.4
0.231
Control
3.19 ± 0.97
1.9–7.1
2.9
LL_FFM (kg)
PCOS
7.3 ± 0.66
5.9–8.8
7.2
0.080
Control
7.04 ± 0.48
5.8–8.3
6.9
RA_FAT (%)
PCOS
28.44 ± 7.86
13.7–44.9
26.9
0.035∗
Control
24.02 ± 8.47
0.9–37.5
24.3
RA_FM (kg)
PCOS
0.85 ± 0.38
0.30–1.80
0.75
0.249
Control
0.74 ± 0.32
0.30–1.90
0.80
RA_FFM (kg)
PCOS
2.01 ± 0.22
1.5–2.5
2
0.040∗
Control
1.91 ± 0.15
1.5–2.2
1.9
LA_FAT (%)
PCOS
29.37 ± 7.71
14.8–43.7
28.65
0.070
Control
25.81 ± 7.59
0.9–38.6
25.8
LA_FM (kg)
PCOS
0.89 ± 0.41
0.3–1.9
0.75
0.212
Control
0.77 ± 0.34
0.3–1.9
0.7
LA_FFM (kg)
PCOS
2.01 ± 0.26
1.4–2.5
2
0.070
Control
1.91 ± 0.18
1.4–2.3
1.9
TRUNK_FAT (%)
PCOS
23.42 ± 8.37
9.2–40
22.75
0.126
Control
20.31 ± 7.5
7.2–42.1
19.1
TRUNK_FM (kg)
PCOS
7.9 ± 4.02
2–17.4
6.6
0.080
Control
6.35 ± 2.8
1.9–13.5
5.5
TRUNK_FFM (kg)
PCOS
24.16 ± 2.04
19.8–28.4
23.7
0.075
Control
23.31 ± 1.68
18.5–26.7
23.1
aStudent’s t-test, , RL : right leg, LL : left leg, RA : right arm, and LA : left arm.
