Characterisation of the study population: anthropometric data, prevalence of overweight and obesity, body composition and resting energy expenditure (means ±SD, range) (n = 262).

<p>*p<0.01 for sex differences (t-Test).</p><p>BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; DXA, Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry; FM, fat mass; FFM, fat-free mass; MM, muscle mass; MRI, Magnetic Resonance Imaging; REE, resting energy expenditure, REEadj, resting energy expenditure adjusted for FFM, SEE, standard error of the estimate.