Comparison of seasonal variation in the fasting respiratory quotient of young Japanese, Polish and Thai women in relation to seasonal change in their percent body fat

Table 4 Summary of the mean and standard deviations of the measurements

Month	Fasting respiratory quotient	Percent body fat (%)	Weight (kg)
Japanese (n = 24)
Apr to May	0.812 ± 0.034^a	22.5 ± 3.9^a	49.8 ± 5.5
Jul to Aug	0.802 ± 0.055^b	20.7 ± 4.4^abc	49.1 ± 5.1
Oct to Nov	0.833 ± 0.040	23.3 ± 5.1^b	49.4 ± 5.7
Jan to Feb	0.838 ± 0.045^ab	23.5 ± 4.3^c	50.1 ± 6.3
Polish (n = 30)
Apr to May	0.816 ± 0.035	24.4 ± 3.9	58.2 ± 7.7
Jul to Aug	0.811 ± 0.043	23.9 ± 3.8^ab	58.0 ± 7.7^a
Oct to Nov	0.816 ± 0.040	25.3 ± 3.8^a	59.1 ± 8.3^a
Jan to Feb	0.823 ± 0.035	25.1 ± 3.8^b	58.3 ± 7.9
Thai (n = 27)
Apr to May	0.807 ± 0.055	22.9 ± 3.7	46.7 ± 5.6
Jul to Aug	0.817 ± 0.058	23.0 ± 3.7^a	46.3 ± 5.6
Oct to Nov	0.811 ± 0.040	23.8 ± 3.3^a	46.8 ± 5.8
Jan to Feb	0.807 ± 0.035	23.8 ± 3.6	46.7 ± 5.4

Participants were weighed in their usual clothing without their outer wear, and a correction of 1.0 kg was made to account for the weight of this clothing. ^a,b,cMeans sharing a common superscript letter are significantly different, P <0.05.

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