Table 1.
Summary of the characteristics of the controls and the subjects with SCD
| Males | Females | |||||
| SCD | Controls | P-value | SCD | Control | P-value | |
| Age (yrs) | 10.3 ± 4.8 | 10.6 ± 5.4 | NS | 11.8 ± 4.9 | 11.7 ± 4.8 | NS |
| PCV (%) | 25.6 ± 4.8 | 38.6 ± 6.2 | <0.001 | 24.7 ± 3.9 | 37.4 ± 4.1 | <0.001 |
| Ht (cm) | 130 ± 6.0 | 133 ± 29 | NS | 133 ± 24.0 | 138 ± 22.8 | NS |
| Wt (kg) | 27.8 ± 13.2 | 31.4 ± 17.8 | NS | 30.9 ± 15.6 | 34.5 ± 15.5 | NS |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 15.5 ± 1.8 | 16.3 ± 2.9 | NS | 16.2 ± 3.7 | 17.0 ± 3.3 | NS |
| FFM (kg) | 20.5 ± 10.9 | 23.8 ± 14.5 | NS | 20.2 ± 10.6 | 23.6 ± 10.2 | NS |
| %FFM | 72.1 ± 6.6 | 74.1 ± 11 | NS | 65.4 ± 6.4 | 68.8 ± 8.0 | NS |
| BF (kg) | 7.3 ± 2.9 | 7.6 ± 4.5 | NS | 10.6 ± 6.0 | 10.9 ± 5.9 | NS |
| % BF | 27.9 ± 6.6 | 25.9 ± 11.4 | NS | 34.6 ± 6.4 | 31.2 ± 8.0 | NS |
| PA (deg) | 5.01 ± 0.97 | 5.67 ± 1.23 | 0.02 | 4.62 ± 1.04 | 5.79 ± 1.10 | <0.001 |
NS, not significant; PCV, packed cell volume; BMI (body mass index), FFM (fat free mass), BF (body fat), PA (phase angle)