Demographics of the study population
| Females# | Males¶ | |
| Age yrs | 37.3±8.6 (20–50) | 36.5±8.5 (22–49) |
| Height m | 1.65±0.06 (1.52–1.80) | 1.79±0.05 (1.68–1.88) |
| Weight kg | 80.0±17.4 (43.4–112.7) | 90.5±13.6 (67.6–124.2) |
| BMI kg·m−2 | 29.4±6.4 (18.1–41.9) | 28.3±4.5 (21.1–37.6) |
| Body fat % | 39.7±9.8 (14.6–53.2) | 27.7±8.8 (12.5–46.0) |
| Waist circ. cm | 90.3±16.1 (64–127) | 95.2±13.3 (74–126) |
| Hip circ. cm | 106.9±14.4 (81–138) | 101.7±8.0 (84–124) |
| Waist/hip ratio | 0.84±0.07 (0.72–1.02) | 0.93±0.08 (0.79–1.15) |
| DXA-derived thoracic fat %+ | 39.0±11.2 (12.2–55.5) | 31.3±10.3 (13.8–48.4) |
| DXA-derived waist fat %+ | 39.7±12.3 (8.4–56.9) | 33.4±10.6 (14.6–50.9) |
| DXA-derived hip fat %+ | 45.3±8.8 (20.5–58.8) | 31.4±8.9 (14.8–52.1) |
Data are presented as mean±sd (range). BMI: body mass index; circ.: circumference; DXA: dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. #: n = 55; ¶: n = 52; +: proportion of adipose mass in each of the three anatomical regions determined using DXA scanning. See Methods section for full details. There was a significant difference between males and females (p<0.05) in all demographics except age, BMI and waist circumference.