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Table 1 Demographic characteristic of participants in case (n = 37) and control (n = 33) groups

From: Body composition indices in a sample of female adolescents with postural deformity: a case control study

Variable

Case

Control

p-value*

Age (year)

16.27 ± 0.87

16.45 ± 0.83

0.369

Study table

 Yes

6 (16.2%)

10 (30.3%)

0.164

 No

31 (83.8%)

23 (69.7%)

Type of bag

 Shoulder bags

8 (21.6%)

2 (6.1%)

0.065

 Backpack

29 (78.4%)

31 (93.9%)

Physical activity

 Low

23 (62.2%)

14 (42.4%)

0.138

 Moderate

6 (16.2%)

9 (27.3%)

 High

8 (21.6%)

10 (30.3%)

Study (h/day)

3.51 ± 1.77

3.33 ± 2.07

0.699

Social media (h/day)

2.56 ± 2.37

2.57 ± 2.19

0.988

  1. Data are presented as Mean ± SD or n (%)
  2. *Obtained from independent samples T test or Chi-Square Test