2.4.1. Anthropometry
Participants were weighed in hospital gowns using the same Wedderburn DS-530 Handrail scale, with weights recorded to the nearest 0.1 kg. Height was measured using a stadiometer and recorded to the nearest 0.5 cm. WC was measured at the midpoint between the superior aspect of the iliac crests and the inferior margin of the ribs, recorded to the nearest 0.5 cm. Anthropometry measurements were performed by an investigator blinded to the participants’ grouping. Body composition for total body fat and lean mass was assessed by a blinded radiographer at Monash Medical Centre using the same GE lunar Prodigy DEXA in standard mode (software version 13.60).