Genotype by Energy Expenditure Interaction and Body Composition Traits: The Portuguese Healthy Family Study
Table 1
Sample descriptive characteristics (means ± standard deviations).
Fathers ()
Mothers ()
Sons ()
Daughters ()
Age (yrs)
45.4 ± 5.2
43.5 ± 4.5
14.7 ± 2.8
14.4 ± 2.8
Height (cm)
170.0 ± 6.7
158.6 ± 5.7
162.2 ± 12.9
156.3 ± 9.7
Weight (kg)
80.1 ± 13.2
66.9 ± 10.2
58.0 ± 16.2
53.6 ± 12.7
TDEE (kcal/day)
3561.8 ± 962.7
2788.4 ± 527.6
2280.6 ± 774.4
2024.9 ± 568.4
DEE (kg/kcal/day)
44.25 ± 8.8
41.92 ± 6.3
39.15 ± 7.4
39.03 ± 10.6
BMI (kg/m2)
27.7 ± 4.1
26.6 ± 3.9
21.5 ± 4.1
21.7 ± 3.9
%FAT
23.0 ± 5.7
33.7 ± 5.9
20.0 ± 6.5
27.8 ± 6.2
%TFAT
24.6 ± 6.5
29.9 ± 7.0
16.9 ± 6.8
22.5 ± 7.6
WC (cm)
92.3 ± 10.6
81.0 ± 9.0
72.8 ± 10.4
68.4 ± 8.6
TDEE: total daily energy expenditure; DEE: daily energy expenditure; BMI: body mass index; %FAT: fat percentage; %TFAT: trunk fat percentage; WC: waist circumference.
