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Table 2 Body fat percentage by the Tanita® BC-532, according to the Tanner stage

From: Body fat assessment in youth with overweight or obesity by an automated bioelectrical impedance analysis device, in comparison with the dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry: a cross sectional study

Tanner stage

I N (%)

IIN (%)

III N (%)

IV N (%)

V N (%)

P-Value

Boys (N = 93)

42 (45.2%)

28 (30.1%)

7 (7.5%)

10 (10.8%)

6 (6.5%)

0.607

TBF BIA Tanita® BC-532 (%)

24.9 ± 7.1

23.4 ± 8.2

27.1 ± 4.6

26.9 ± 7.2

24.2 ± 12.1

 

Girls (N = 104)

23 (22.1%)

28 (26.9%)

15 (14.4%)

9 (8.7%)

29 (27.9%)

<  10−4

TBF BIA Tanita® BC-532 (%)

26.8 ± 4.0

29.5 ± 5.8

26.0 ± 7.4

33.2 ± 7.3

31.5 ± 6.2

 
  1. TBF BIA Tanita® BC-532 (%): total body fat percentage assessed with the bioelectrical impedance analyser, expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD)
  2. *p <  10− 4 (ANOVA)
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