Table 3

The actual weight and chemical composition of lard packets placed on the thighs and abdomen of 8 healthy lean male volunteers and the composition measured by DXA.

Thighs

Trunk

Actual

Mean ± SD

95% CI

Percentage Mass Detected Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

95% CI

Percentage Mass Detected Mean ± SD

Total mass (kg)

3.49

3.48 ± 0.17

3.34 ; 3.62

99.7 ± 4.9

3.72 ± 0.18

3.57 ; 3.87

106.6 ± 5.1

Soft-tissue mass (kg)

3.49

3.48 ± 0.18

3.33 ; 3.63

99.6 ± 5.2

3.66 ± 0.19

3.50 ; 3.82

104.9 ± 5.5

Fat mass (kg)

1.82

1.92 ± 1.13

0.97 ; 2.86

105.2 ± 62.3

1.42 ± 0.92

0.65 ; 2.19

77.9 ± 50.8

Lean-tissue mass (kg)

1.67

1.56 ± 1.16

0.59 ; 2.53

93.5 ± 69.5

2.24 ± 0.96

1.44 ; 3.04

134.3 ± 57.3

Haderslev et al. Dynamic Medicine 2005 4:1   doi:10.1186/1476-5918-4-1