Research Article
The Association of Physical Activity during Weekdays and Weekend with Body Composition in Young Adults
Table 1
Baseline characteristics for the total sample and separately for weight change groups. Values are mean ± SD.
| | | Total sample () | Weight loss () | Weight maintenance () | Weight gain () |
| | Age (yrs) | 27.8 ± 3.7 | 28.1 ± 3.9 | 28.0 ± 3.7 | 27.4 ± 3.6 | | Height (cm) | 171.8 ± 9.4 | 171.2 ± 8.9 | 170.6 ± 9.4 | 173.4 ± 9.5 | | Weight (kg) | 74.6 ± 13.8 | 76.5 ± 12.0 | 73.3 ± 14.8 | 75.7 ± 13.0 | | BMI (kg/m2) | 25.2 ± 3.8 | 26.1 ± 3.9 | 25.1 ± 4.1 | 25.1 ± 3.5 | | Fat mass (kg) | 21.3 ± 8.7 | 23.6 ± 8.7 | 21.5 ± 9.1 | 20.5 ± 8.0 | | Fat free mass (kg) | 53.9 ± 11.0 | 53.3 ± 10.2 | 52.3 ± 11.0 | 56.1 ± 11.0 | | % Body fat | 28.5 ± 9.0 | 30.6 ± 9.4 | 29.1 ± 9.1 | 27.0 ± 8.5 | | Calculated EI (kcal/day) | 2718.5 ± 503.0 | 2638.0 ± 500.3 | 2648.4 ± 502.4 | 2834.4 ± 486.3 |
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Weight loss: loss in body weight > 3%; weight maintenance: change in body weight ≤ 3%; weight gain: gain in body weight > 3%. EI: Energy intake.
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