Table 1.
Anthropometric measures and somatotypes of Mediterranean adolescents included in the whole sample and distributed by sex. SD: Standard deviation, CI: Confidence interval, BMI: body mass index, FMI: fat mass index.
| Boys n = 413 | Girls n = 396 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | 95% CI | Mean ± SD | 95% CI | |
| Age (years) | 13.7 ± 2.0 | 13.57–13.96 | 13.7 ± 1.9 | 13.55–13.92 |
| Height (cm) | 157.8 ± 10.9 | 156.7–158.8 | 155.9 ± 8.3 | 155.1–156.8 |
| Body mass (kg) | 50.8 ± 13.9 | 49.49–52.18 | 48.41 ± 10.7 | 47.34–49.46 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 20.1 ± 3.5 | 19.76–20.43 | 19.69 ± 3.0 | 19.4.5–19.99 |
| Body surface | 1.65 ± 0.3 | 1.4–1.7 | 1.61 ± 0.2 | 1.3–1.8 |
| Fat mass (kg) | 7.6 ± 4.7 | 7.10–8.01 | 7.6 ± 3.6 | 7.21–7.94 |
| %Body fat | 14.1 ± 4.7 | 13.66–14.58 | 15.1 ± 4.1 | 14.65–15.44 |
| FMI | 2.9 ± 1.6 | 2.81–3.12 | 3.1 ± 1.3 | 2.93–3.19 |
| Muscle mass (kg) | 23.6 ± 5.7 | 23.04–24.15 | 24.1 ± 4.8 | 23.61–24.57 |
| % Body muscle | 46.9 ± 3.7 | 46.43–47.16 | 50.1 ± 3.2 | 49.73–50.38 |
| Endomorphy | 3.5 ± 1.8 | 3.32–3.67 | 4 ± 1.5 | 3.85–4.16 |
| Mesomorphy | 2.7 ± 1 | 2.62–2.83 | 1.9 ± 1 | 1.86–2.07 |
| Ectomorphy | 3.1 ± 1.5 | 2.86–3.15 | 3.0 ± 1.3 | 2.92–3.18 |