TABLE 5

FROM:

Body composition by hydrometry (deuterium oxide dilution) and bioelectrical impedance in subjects aged >60 y from rural regions of Cuba, Chile and Mexico

M E Valencia, H Alemán-Mateo, G Salazar and M Hernández Triana

Table 5. Measured FFM by TBW and predicted with new equation based on BIA and anthropometry in women and men from three countries^a

	Fat-free mass (kg)	Difference between methods	P
Cuba
Hydrometry	43.49.03
New equation	42.98.37	0.512.80	0.24
Chile
Hydrometry	45.210.88
New equation	44.29.49	0.923.78	0.12
Mexico
Hydrometry	43.88.15
New equation	44.58.38	-0.652.35	0.06
Three countries
Hydrometry	44.19.29
New equation	43.98.69	0.200.05	0.44

^a Means.d.