Table 2 Summary of the mean and standard deviations of the measurements

Month

Body fat %

Body mass index

Daily step counts

Japanese (n = 22)

Apr

May

23.0 ± 5.3

19.4 ± 1.5^a

10329 ± 3208

Jun

22.2 ± 4.9^a,b

19.2 ± 1.6

Jul

22.0 ± 5.0^c,d,e

19.1 ± 1.6

10493 ± 4128

Aug

22.1 ± 5.0^f,g,h

19.0 ± 1.5^b,c

Sep

22.4 ± 5.2^i,j

19.0 ± 1.5^a,d,e,f

Oct

23.7 ± 4.8^a,c,f,i

19.1 ± 1.6

9514 ± 2991

Nov

23.7 ± 4.7^b,d,g,j

19.3 ± 1.5^b,d

Dec

23.4 ± 4.9

19.3 ± 1.6^e

8466 ± 2876

Jan

24.0 ± 4.9^e,h

19.4 ± 1.6^c,f

Year^*

9701 ± 3377

Thai (n = 27)

Apr

26.7 ± 5.6

19.8 ± 2.0

6977 ± 2560

May

Jun

26.3 ± 5.7

19.9 ± 2.2

7434 ± 2242^a,b

Jul

Aug

27.0 ± 6.1

20.0 ± 2.2

6132 ± 1972^a

Sep

Oct

27.2 ± 6.0

20.0 ± 2.3

5375 ± 2448^b

Nov

Dec

27.7 ± 5.8

20.1 ± 2.4

6237 ± 2110

Jan

28.1 ± 6.8

19.9 ± 2.3

6909 ± 2218

Year^*

6511 ± 2332