From: Pattern of body fat distribution in patients of PCOS using DEXA-based indices
Case mean ± SD | Controls mean ± SD | P value | |
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Age (years) | 24 ± 3.5 | 23 ± 3.7 | 0.9 |
Weight (kgs) | 62.6 ± 6.6 | 60.3 ± 3.6 | 0.12 |
Height (cms) | 1.69 ± 0.07 | 1.59 ± 0.04 | < 0.0001 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.74.5 ± 1.60 | 21.84 ± 2.5 | 0.1 |
Arms fat mass (g) | 2421 ± 32 | 1807 ± 67 | < 0.0001 |
Arms total mass (g) | 4674.56 ± 91 | 4567.15 ± 12 | 0.72 |
Arms % fat | 53.4 ± 11.6 | 40.15 ± 18.3 | 0.001 |
Trunk fat mass (g) | 10,806.87 ± 23 | 6863.6 ± 24 | < 0.0001 |
trunk total mass (g) | 27,043 ± 40 | 25,902 ± 23 | 0.212 |
Trunk % fat | 40.19 ± 9.15 | 26.5 ± 9.1 | < 0.0001 |
Legs fat mass (g) | 5241.7 ± 32 | 5258.8 ± 68 | 0.88 |
Legs total mass (g) | 16,472 ± 46 | 16,407 ± 21 | 0.99 |
Legs % fat | 80.63 ± 4 | 32.05 ± 2 | 0.38 |
Android fat mass (g) | 2002.51 ± 62 | 930.46 ± 40 | < 0.0001 |
Android total mass (g) | 4650.41 ± 11 | 3262 ± 56 | < 0.0001 |
Android % fat | 42.4 ± 41 | 27.8 ± 1.51 | < 0.0001 |
Gynoid fat mass (g) | 4491.11 ± 47 | 3239.43 ± 39 | 0.18 |
Gynoid total mass (g) | 8725 ± 12 | 7717 ± 26 | 0.06 |
Gynoid % fat | 51.74 ± 5 | 37.3 ± 9.5 | 0.18 |
Total body % fat | 43.8 ± 8 | 28.5 ± 1.6 | < 0.0001 |
Fat mass/Ht2 (fat mass index) kg/m2 | 8.82 ± 3 | 4.8 ± 1.7 | < 0.0001 |
Android/gynoid ratio | 1.05 ± 0.1 | 0.7 ± 0.2 | < 0.0001 |
%fat trunk/%fat legs | 1.01 ± 0.2 | 0.68 ± 0.2 | < 0.0001 |
Trunk/limb fat mass ratio | 1.06 ± 0.3 | 0.69 ± 0.3 | < 0.0001 |