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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of demographic factors by body habitus presented as mean ± standard deviation with ranges

From: Strategies for calculating contrast media dose for chest CT

Demographic factors

Normal (n = 31)

Muscular (n = 28)

Obese (n = 30)

Age (years)

62.6 ± 9.3 (44–82)

34.3 ± 10.8 (19–56)

56.9 ± 13.7 (28–77)

Total body weight (kg)

67.9 ± 11.5 (38–88)

73.1 ± 15.1 (54–118)

93.9 ± 16.3 (70–136)

Height (cm)

174 ± 8.1 (160–187)

178 ± 10.7 (157–199)

174 ± 8.4 (160–194)

BMI (kg/m2)

22.2 ± 2.8 (14–26)

22.8 ± 2.8 (17–30)

31.0 ± 3.7 (25–40)

Waist size (cm)

84.2 ± 10.0 (64–100)

82.0 ± 10.2 (66–102)

107.9 ± 12.0 (88–131)

BFP (%)

25.8 ± 5.8 (15–41)

19.7 ± 5.2 (10–29)

36.2 ± 6.6 (23–48)

Lean body mass (kg)

 According to James

52.9 ± 9.0 (33–68)

57.3 ± 10.7 (41–85)

60.8 ± 10.5 (48–81)

 According to Boer

53.2 ± 7.6 (39–66)

57.0 ± 9.7 (41–82)

60.9 ± 10.9 (47–86)

 According to BIA

50.3 ± 9.4 (31–67)

58.6 ± 11.6 (38–86)

59.9 ± 12.2 (42–86)

 Body surface area (m2)

1.8 ± 0.2 (1.3–2.1)

1.9 ± 0.2 (1.5–2.6)

2.1 ± 0.2 (1.8–2.7)

  1. BIA Bioelectric impedance analyzer, BMI Body mass index, BFP Body fat percentage