Ethnic Specific body fat percent prediction equation as surrogate marker of obesity in Ethiopian adults

Table 3 Multivariable linear regression model predicting body fat mass percent (BF %) as a dependent variable and body mass index (BMI), age, and sex as independent variables for different ethnic groups of Ethiopia

Sample	n	BMI		Age		Sex		Intercept		Adjusted R²
Sample	n	β	SE	β	SE	β	SE	β	SE	Adjusted R²
Oromo	255	1.421	0.085	0.261	0.040	− 11.106	0.794	− 6.340	2.271	0.785
Amhara	213	1.367	0.069	0.213	0.040	− 10.600	0.713	− 2.721	2.104	0.825
Gurage	38	1.575	0.250	0.266	0.101	− 7.974	1.866	− 10.291	5.918	0.751
Kefa	50	1.779	0.234	0.292	0.104	− 10.738	2.111	− 17.622	1.866	0.708
Dawero	57	1.641	0.266	0.156	0.117	− 6.791	2.423	− 10.774	6.879	0.526
Yem	43	1.683	0.172	0.148	0.068	− 9.977	1.646	− 10.961	4.420	0.788
Others^a	48	1.606	0.172	0.124	0.099	− 8.531	1.646	− 9.265	4.785	0.728

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