Keywords
gender
age
fat mass
skeletal muscle mass
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Abstract
Objective: To investigate the correlation of body composition with age and gender in healthy cancer patients’ attendants in a tertiary care hospital.
Methodology: This is a cross-sectional comparative study conducted over one year at the oncology department of a tertiary care teaching hospital in collaboration with the Physiology Department of the affiliated medical college at Rawalpindi. A total sample of 100 participants (50% females and 50% males) was taken by convenient sampling in this cross-sectional comparative study.
Results: Females had significantly higher levels of per cent body fat and total body fat, while males had statistically significant levels of total body water, fat-free mass and skeletal muscle mass. Fat mass increased significantly with age.
Conclusion: Females have higher levels of per cent body fat and total body fat, while males have higher levels of skeletal muscle mass. Fat mass increases with advancing age.
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