Research Article

A Comparison Study of Portable Foot-to-Foot Bioelectrical Impedance Scale to Measure Body Fat Percentage in Asian Adults and Children

Table 1

Descriptive characteristics of adults and children by gender and BMI groups.

AdultsMen Women Underweight or normal Overweight or obese Total

Age (years)41.7 (36.7, 46.7)33.5 (29.8, 37.2)*30.0 (25.9, 34.0)41.8 (37.9, 45.7)**36.8 (33.8, 39.9)
Height (cm)168.4 (165.6, 171.1)157.1 (155.3, 158.8)**161.7 (159.0, 164.3)161.7 (159.0, 164.5)161.7 (159.8, 163.6)
Weight by foot BIA (kg)69.8 (64.5, 75.1)59.7 (55.8, 63.7)*52.7 (49.2, 56.1)72.0 (68.1, 75.8)**63.9 (60.6, 67.2)
Weight by DSM-BIA (kg)70.2 (64.9, 75.4)59.9 (55.9, 63.9)*53.0 (49.6, 56.3)72.2 (68.3, 76.0)**64.1 (60.8, 67.4)
Body mass index (kg/m2) 25.1 (23.9, 26.3)24.3 (22.8, 25.7)20.7 (20.1, 21.2)27.5 (26.4, 28.6)**24.6 (23.6, 25.6)
Body fat foot BIA (%)23.2 (20.9, 25.6)32.3 (30.0, 34.5)**22.6 (20.5, 24.6)32.9 (30.7, 35.1)**28.6 (26.7, 30.4)
Body fat by DSM-BIA (%)25.0 (22.0, 28.1)33.4 (31.0, 35.9)**23.5 (20.8, 26.3)34.7 (32.5, 36.9)**30.0 (28.0, 32.1)

ChildrenBoys Girls Underweight or normal Overweight or obese Total

Age (Years)11.5 (10.7, 12.2)11.2 (10.3, 12.2)11.4 (10.5, 12.2)11.4 (10.5, 12.3)11.4 (10.8, 12.0)
Height (cm)150.0 (145.3, 154.8)145.1 (140.2, 149.9)144.0 (139.4, 148.6)152.1 (147.1, 157.1)*148.2 (144.7, 151.7)
Weight by foot BIA (kg)55.1 (48.6, 61.7)47.7 (38.0, 57.4)36.0 (32.5, 39.5)67.5 (60.6, 74.3)**52.4 (47.0, 57.8)
Weight by DSM-BIA (kg)55.7 (49.0, 62.4)48.0 (38.3, 57.7)36.3 (32.8, 39.8)68.1 (61.1, 75.1)**52.9 (47.4, 58.3)
Body mass index (kg/m2)24.5 (22.5, 26.5)21.9 (18.5, 25.3)17.2 (16.2, 18.3)29.3 (27.5, 31.1)**23.5 (21.8, 25.3)
Body fat foot BIA (%)34.8 (29.8, 39.8)31.9 (24.5, 39.3)19.8 (16.2, 23.5)46.5 (42.7, 50.3)**33.7 (29.6, 37.8)
Body fat by DSM-BIA (%)31.8 (27.8, 35.7)31.0 (25.5, 36.5)20.8 (17.6, 24.1)41.3 (38.8, 43.8)**31.5 (28.4, 34.6)

Means (95% confidence intervals) were presented. ; tested with analysis of variance within groups.