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Table 2 Anthropometric indices of participants

From: Body composition is related to cognitive function among young adults in Ghana

Variable

Total

Mean ± SD

Male

Mean ± SD

Female

Mean ± SD

P-value

Weight (kg)

64.80 ± 12.16

66.89 ± 12.43

63.41 ± 11.80

0.006*

Height (m)

1.64 ± 0.07

1.68 ± 0.08

1.62 ± 0.06

< 0.001*

BMI (kg/m2)

24.06 ± 3.84

23.73 ± 3.61

24.27 ± 3.98

0.178

Body fat (%)

29.93 ± 9.81

25.05 ± 10.67

33.17 ± 7.64

< 0.001*

Muscle mass (%)

31.67 ± 6.66

34.95 ± 8.11

29.50 ± 4.30

< 0.001*

Waist circumference (cm)

76.91 ± 8.82

78.43 ± 8.50

75.92 ± 8.91

0.006*

Hip circumference (cm)

98.43 ± 1–.70

97.76 ± 10.35

98.88 ± 10.91

0.320

WHR

0.78 ± 0.07

0.81 ± 0.08

0.77 ± 0.07

< 0.001*

  1. *P-value < 0.05, 95% confidence interval, WHR waist-to-hip ratio