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. 2023 Sep 17;15(9):e45430. doi: 10.7759/cureus.45430

Table 1. ANOVA test results of demographic characteristics according to somatotype were given.

Data shown as mean ± SD, nf: number of women, nm: number of men, BMI: body mass index, p<0.05 indicating a statistically significant difference between the groups.

Parameters Gender Mesomorphic endomorph (nf=14, nm=14 ) Endomorph-mesomorph (nf=9, nm=9 ) Endomorphic-mesomorph (nf=31, nm=31 ) Central (nf=8, nm=8 ) p
Age (year) Female 6.50±0.85 5.66±1.00 5.58±1.05 6.62±0.51 0.105
Male 6.38±0.97 5.40±0.84 5.78±1.15 6.00±1.30 0.115
Height (cm) Female 120.96±9.63 114.77±9.82 116.09±11.05 126.57±6.18 0.053
Male 125.22±6.89 120.30±8.59 117.96±8.76 123.12±5.59 0.122
Weight (kg) Female 23.69±4.80 21.16±4.28 21.18±4.67 25.61±6.52 0.103
Male 28.02±7.42 22.22±3.70 23.17±5.31 23.70±2.98 0.118
BMI (kg/m2) Female 16.50±3.03 15.52±1.13 15.47±1.16 16.85±1.16 0.111
Male 15.34±1.25 16.73±1.91 16.69±2.44 16.20±1.57 0.137
Leg circumference (cm) Female 24.62±2.44 27.68±9.74 22.98±4.44 25.04±3.31 0.115
Male 26.26±2.57 24.16±1.75 24.62±2.45 25.37±1.53 0.064
Arm Circumference (cm) Female 18.13±1.43 17.52±1.06 17.16±1.25 18.17±3.19 0.201
Male 18.80±2.38 17.05±1.21 18.12±1.81 17.66±1.15 0.114
Bi-Femoral Breadth (cm) Female 7.34±0.71 7.18±0.71 6.99±0.68 7.41±0.71 0.315
Male 7.25±0.79 6.65±0.63 7.03±0.69 7.08±0.47 0.193
Bi-Humeral Breadth (cm) Female 5.20±0.29 5.06±0.29 5.00±0.13 5.28±0.38 0.011*
Male 5.17±0.25 4.91±0.33 5.12±0.31 5.05±0.10 0.122
Triceps Skinfold (mm) Female 9.40±3.51 10.57±3.65 9.80±2.72 10.65±3.76 0.760
Male 13.31±3.42 9.06±2.43 11.53±3.28 10.17±1.24 0.006*
Subscapular Skinfold (mm) Female 7.39±1.83 7.20±2.25 7.68±1.90 8.77±4.43 0.554
Male 10.28±5.56 7.13±1.62 8.88±3.04 7.40±1.32 0.124
Suprailiac Skinfold (mm) Female 8.59±4.61 6.94±1.22 8.79±3.19 8.25±5.14 0.613
Male 13.12±6.18 8.82±2.62 9.74±3.47 8.50±3.27 0.018*
Calf Skinfold (mm) Female 13.77±4.46 12.71±1.99 12.69±3.18 14.28±4.34 0.614
Male 17.90±6.51 13.77±4.50 15.05±5.89 12.37±2.36 0.107