Table 2 Sex differences in fat mass estimators in nutritional groups

N (% BOYS)

472 (39.4)

35 (45.7)

182 (39.0)

112 (41.1)

143 (37)

M

0.86

(− 0.23/1.63)

− 1.42

(− 1.78/−.24)

− 0.04

(− 0.57/0.37)

1.09

(0.91/1.27)

2.23

(1.67/2.97)

F

0.81

(0.12/1.67)

− 1.28

(− 1.47/− 1.15)

0.14

(− 0.31/0.39)

1.02

(0.84/1.20)

2.33

(1.73/3.36)

U

2135

93

3201

1291

2135

p value

0.444

0.135

0.079

0.245

0.444

M

0.59

(− 0.32/1.51)

− 1.21

(− 1.49/− 0.93)

− 0.22

(− 0.74/0.31)

0.88

(0.30/1.33)

1.80

(1.35/2.44)

F

1.73

(0.38/2.67)

− 0.33

(− 1.22/0.02)

0.40

(− 0.24/1.40)

2.03

(1.42/2.50)

3.20

(2.34/3.20)

U

16,429

66

2412

441

960

P value

0.001

0.004

0.001

0.001

0.001

M

0.49

(0.45/0.54)

0.41

(0.40/0.42)

0.46

(0.43/0.48)

0.51

(0.48/0.53)

0.55

(0.52/0.57)

F

0.52

(0.45/0.56)

0.41

(0.40/0.43)

0.46

(0.43/0.51)

0.54

(0.51/0.55)

0.57

(0.54/0.60)

U

1693

3449

3449

931

1692

P value

0.004

0.155

0.115

0.001

0.004

M

29,21

(24.27/32.92)

20.73

(18.67/21.37)

25.69

(22.80/28.20)

31.24

(28.35/32.35)

35.89

(32.05/36.15)

F

36.63

(30.2/39.51)

25.05

(23.44/28.39)

30.52

(28.20/35.09)

37.95

(35.75/38.82)

40.63

(38.27/42.42)

U

1803

1412

931

142

372

P value

0.001

0.001

0.001

0.001

0.001