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Table 1 Subject Characteristicsa,b

From: Decreased eating frequency linked to increased visceral adipose tissue, body fat, and BMI in Hispanic college freshmen

Physical and Adiposity Measures (n = 92)

All Subjects (92)

Males (45)

Females (47)

Age (y)

18.8 ± 0.4

18.7 ± 0.4

18.9 ± 0.4

Height (cm)

167.4 ± 9.8

188.3 ± 5.6

160.3 ± 7.5

Weight (kg)

67.1 ± 13.8

75.3 ± 13.3

59.2 ± 9.5

Waist circumference (cm)

84.6 ± 9.7

85.9 ± 10.6

83.4 ± 8.6

BMI (kg/m2)

23.8 ± 3.9

24.6 ± 4.1

23.1 ± 3.7

BMI percentile

59.9 ± 27.3

62.7 ± 28.6

57.2 ± 26.1

BMI z score

0.3 ± 1.0

0.4 ± 110

0.2 ± 0.9

Overweight Prevalence

21 (22.8)

11 (24.4)

10 (21.2)

Obese Prevalence

8 (8.7)

6 (13.3)

2 (4.3)

Overweight/Obese Prevalence

29 (31.5)

17 (37.8)

12 (25.5)

Total lean tissue (%)

73.6 ± 9.9

78.9 ± 9.1

68.5 ± 7.8

Total body fat (%)

26.4 ± 9.9

21.1 ± 9.1

31.5 ± 7.8

VAT (ml)

267.0 ± 124.4

286.9 ± 114.4

247.8 ± 131.8

SAT (ml)

999.7 ± 654.9

1020.8 ± 749.0

979.5 ± 557.6

Hepatic fat (ml)

29.2 ± 36.0

35.1 ± 44.9

23.5 ± 23.8

NAFLD

20 (21.7)

11 (24.4)

9 (19.1)

  1. aData presented as mean ±SD or n (%)
  2. bNAFLD = Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, SAT = Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue, VAT = Visceral Adipose Tissue