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Table 2 Anthropometric characteristics and body composition indices 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*

Weight (kg)

54.35 ± 11.20

53.98 ± 9.04

0.880

Height (cm)

166.97 ± 5.20

164.00 ± 4.35

0.011

BMI (kg/m2)

21.03 ± 4.44

20.60 ± 3.29

0.646

BFM (kg)

13.79 ± 8.03

11.13 ± 5.29

0.103

LBM (kg)

40.55 ± 3.92

42.85 ± 4.18

0.021

SLM (kg)

37.44 ± 3.41

39.39 ± 3.66

0.025

Minerals

3.11 ± 0.57

3.46 ± 1.16

0.109

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

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