A Comparison Study of Portable Foot-to-Foot Bioelectrical Impedance Scale to Measure Body Fat Percentage in Asian Adults and Children
Table 2
Descriptive characteristics of adults and children by ethnicity.
Adults
Malay
Chinese
Indian
value
Age (years)
34.9 (31.5, 38.2)
39.7 (33.0, 46.4)
38.8 (26.9, 50.6)
0.34
Height (cm)
160.8 (158.4, 163.3)
163.8 (160.2, 167.4)
160.6 (153.9, 167.3)
0.36
Weight by foot BIA (kg)
62.6 (58.1, 67.2)
63.7 (57.2, 70.3)
69.3 (61.1, 77.4)
0.42
Weight by DSM-BIA (kg)
62.9 (58.4, 67.3)
63.9 (57.4, 70.4)
69.7 (61.7, 77.7)
0.39
Body mass index (kg/m2)
24.6 (23.2, 25.9)
23.6 (21.8, 25.5)
26.9 (24.7, 29.1)
0.12
Body fat foot BIA (%)
28.3 (25.9, 30.7)
26.7 (22.9, 30.4)
33.8 (29.1, 38.3)
0.06
Body fat by DSM-BIA (%)
30.5 (27.9, 33.1)
26.9 (22.6, 31.1)
34.8 (29.3, 40.4)
0.05
Children
Malay
Chinese
Indian
value
Age (years)
10.8 (10.0, 11.6)
12.0 (10.3, 13.7)
12.0 (11.0, 13.0)
0.15
Height (cm)
146.7 (141.5, 152.0)
147.3 (137.3, 157.2)
151.0 (145.5, 156.5)
0.55
Weight by foot BIA (kg)
52.0 (44.0, 60.0)
39.9 (28.0, 51.9)
59.0 (50.0, 68.0)
0.07
Weight by DSM-BIA (kg)
52.3 (44.3, 60.4)
40.1 (28.2, 52.1)
59.9 (50.6, 69.1)
0.06
Body mass index (kg/m2)
23.7 (21.2, 26.2)a
17.8 (14.4, 21.2)b
26.0 (22.9, 29.1)a
<0.05
Body fat foot BIA (%)
33.2 (28.1, 38.3)a,b
20.8 (9.3, 32.3)a
40.8 (33.4, 48.2)b
<0.05
Body fat by DSM-BIA (%)
30.9 (26.7, 35.1)a
20.5 (12.0, 29.0)b
37.7 (32.9, 42.5)a
<0.05
Means (95% confidence intervals) were presented. values were obtained from ANOVA with Tukey’s multiple post hoc testing. Means with different subscripts indicate significant difference and vice versa. NS: nonsignificant.
