Table 3 Mean ± SD (95%CI) of various anthropometric measurements of participants by sex, N = 68 (M = 29, F = 39), Gondar, Ethiopia
Parameter | Male | Female | Total | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD (95% CI) | Mean ± SD (95% CI) | Mean ± SD (95% CI) | ||
Weight (kg) | 70.49 ± 10.88 (66.35-74.63) | 64.62 ± 12.14 (60.68-68.55) | 67.12 ± 11.9 (64.24-70.0) | 0.043 |
Height (cm) | 169.52 ± 7.27 (166.75-172.28) | 158.28 ± 4.9 (156.69-159.87) | 163.07 ± 8.19 (161.09-165.06) | 0.000 |
BMI (kg/m 2 ) | 24.59 ± 3.99 (23.07-26.11) | 25.77 ± 4.68 (24.25-27.29) | 25.27 ± 4.4 (24.2-26.3) | 0.277 |
WC (cm) | 93.55 ± 9.21 (90.05-97.05) | 94.79 ± 11.81 (90.97-98.62) | 94.26 ± 10.72 (91.67-96.86) | 0.640 |
WHR | 0.92 ± 0.05 (0.90-0.94) | 0.90 ± 0.08 (0.87-0.93) | 0.91 ± 0.07 (0.89-0.93) | 0.253 |
WHtR | 0.553 ± 0.059 (0.53-0.575) | 0.599 ± 0.077 (0.574-0.624) | 0.579 ± 0.073 (0.562-0.597) | 0.008 |
BFP | 26.36 ± 6.00 (24.08-28.64) | 36.51 ± 4.50 (35.05-37.97) | 32.18 ± 7.2 2 (30.43-33.93) | 0.000 |
VFL | 10.41 ± 5.24 (8.42-12.41) | 8.26 ± 5.41 (6.50-10.01) | 9.18 ± 5.41 (7.87-10.49) | 0.104 |
SBP (mm Hg) | 122.1 ± 18.4 (115.1-129.1) | 115 ± 16.1 (110–120) | 118 ± 17.3 (114–122.2) | 0.092 |
DBP (mm Hg) | 80.8 ± 11.2 (76.5-85) | 74.1 ± 10.4 (70.8-77.5) | 77 ± 11.2 (74.27-79.7) | 0.014 |