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Table 4 Performance of the CASA (LBMPE1) and previously published FFM prediction equations in the NWAHS and FAMAS cohorts (age 50 years and over) across various body mass index groupings

From: Lean body mass: the development and validation of prediction equations in healthy adults

 

Mean (SD), kg

Mean error (95%CI), kg

P-value for mean error

R

ρ c(95% CI) [C b]

95% limits of agreement

RMSE (95% CI), kg

BMI < 22 kg/m 2 (n = 135)

       

LBM DXA

42.45 (8.85)

      

Heitmann equation

44.85 (7.65)

2.40 (1.85, 2.96)

<0.001

0.932*

0.885 (0.847, 0.914) [0.949]

-4.12, 8.92

4.04 (3.21, 4.87)

Janmahasatian equation

43.72 (9.26)

1.27 (0.77, 1.77)

<0.001

0.946*

0.937 (0.914, 0.955) [0.989]

-4.65, 7.19

3.21 (2.55, 3.87)

Deurenberg equation

41.26 (8.04)

-1.18 (-1.77, -0.60)

<0.001

0.921*

0.909 (0.876, 0.933) [0.986]

-8.04, 5.68

3.62 (2.86, 4.36)

LBM PE1

43.52 (9.04)

1.08 (0.57, 1.59)

<0.001

0.944*

0.937 (0.913, 0.955) [0.993]

-4.92, 7.08

3.18 (2.53, 3.83)

BMI 22- < 27 kg/m 2 (n = 847)

       

LBM DXA

47.45 (9.18)

      

Heitmann equation

50.67 (8.67)

3.22 (2.99, 3.44)

<0.001

0.933*

0.874 (0.860, 0.888) [0.938]

-3.42, 9.86

4.62 (4.26,4.98)

Janmahasatian equation

50.81 (9.71)

3.36 (3.13, 3.59)

<0.001

0.937*

0.880 (0.866, 0.893) [0.939]

-3.41, 10.1

4.77 (4.39, 5.15)

Deurenberg equation

47.91 (8.68)

0.45 (0.22, 0.68)

0.001

0.928*

0.925 (0.915, 0.934) [0.997]

-6.42, 7.32

3.46 (3.16, 3.76)

LBM PE1

48.64 (9.45)

1.19 (0.96, 1.41)

<0.001

0.938*

0.930 (0.920, 0.938) [0.992]

-5.41, 7.79

3.51 (3.20, 3.82)

BMI 27- < 30 kg/m 2 (n = 596)

       

LBM DXA

52.00 (9.83)

      

Heitmann equation

55.65 (9.48)

3.65 (3.36, 3.95)

<0.001

0.929*

0.867 (0.847, 0.883) [0.933]

-3.65, 10.9

5.16 (4.69, 5.63)

Janmahasatian equation

56.11 (9.75)

4.12 (3.83, 4.41)

<0.001

0.932*

0.857 (0.837, 0.874) [0.919]

-3.08, 11.3

5.47 (4.97, 5.97)

Deurenberg equation

52.58 (9.23)

0.59 (0.30, 0.88)

<0.001

0.928*

0.925 (0.912, 0.935) [0.996]

-6.72, 7.90

3.70 (3.35, 4.05)

LBM PE1

52.80 (9.69)

0.81 (0.52, 1.09)

<0.001

0.933*

0.929 (0.918, 0.939) [0.997]

-6.37, 7.99

3.67 (3.31, 4.03)

BMI ≥30 kg/m 2 (n = 709)

       

LBM DXA

54.80 (11.7)

      

Heitmann equation

59.30 (11.7)

4.50 (4.19, 4.80)

<0.001

0.937*

0.867 (0.847, 0.883) [0.933]

-3.80, 12.8

6.12 (5.53, 6.71)

Janmahasatian equation

58.93 (11.0)

4.13 (3.83, 4.43)

<0.001

0.937*

0.857 (0.837, 0.974) [0.919]

-4.02, 12.3

5.80 (5.22, 6.38)

Deurenberg equation

54.07 (10.6)

-0.74 (-1.08, -0.39)

<0.001

0.917*

0.925 (0.912, 0.935) [0.996]

-10.0, 8.55

4.70 (4.14, 5.26)

LBM PE1

54.88 (11.3)

0.08 (-0.23, 0.38)

0.628

0.936*

0.929 (0.918, 0.939) [0.997]

-8.15, 8.31

4.11 (3.61, 4.61)

  1. Mean Error = DXA-PE; LBM, Lean Body Mass; DXA, Dual X-ray absorptiometry; RMSE, Root Mean Square Error; CI, Confidence interval; SD, Standard Deviation; R, Pearson Correlation; Cb = Bias Correction Factor; ρc = Concordance Correlation Coefficient.
  2. *p-value <0.001.