Composition of body weight differences in subjects with the same body height.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the composition of body weight differences in men and women with the same height.


METHODS
A study of a random population sample of Danish subjects, aged 35-65 y.


METHODS
An age and sex stratified random sample of 3608 subjects of which 2987 (83%) subjects appeared for study. Of these, 548 men and 498 women were randomly selected for this present work based on their heights.


RESULTS
The mean values of the slope of body fat against body fat free mass were 2.88 (s.e.m. = 0.09) in women and 1.84 (s.e.m. = 0.07) in men. There were no significant differences between the different body height classes.


CONCLUSIONS
See results.
Heitmann
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BL
Danish Epidemiology Science Centre at the Institute of Preventive Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Kommunehospitalet, Denmark.
Garby
L
L
D000273:Adipose Tissue; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001823:Body Composition; D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011897:Random Allocation