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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the sample

From: Body mass index has a curvilinear relationship with the percentage of body fat among children

 

N

Mean

SD

Height (cm)

359

139.1

10.1

Weight (Kg)

361

35.9

9.1

Body mass index (Kg/m 2 )

359

18.2

2.8

Skinfold thickness (mm)

   

Biceps

359

7.4

3.9

Triceps

360

11.5

4.8

Subscapular

359

8.9

5.5

Suprailiac

359

8.4

5.8

Calf

354

8.4

4.4

Percentage body fat

   

Deurenberg equation

357

17.9

5.2

Dezenberg equation

360

23.0

5.3

Slaughter equation 1

354

15.6

6.4

Slaughter equation 2

359

18.5

7.0