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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2009 Jul;37(1 Suppl):S97–104. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.04.011

Table 1.

Left ventricular mass, and body-size and body-fat measurements by gender, Project HeartBeat!, 1991–1995

Boys
 Girls
 Total
Mean SD n Mean SD n Mean SD n
Age (years) 12.04 2.55 2314 12.08 2.56 2294 12.06 2.56 4608
LVM (g) 104.37 39.53 2314 88.90 30.00 2294 96.67 35.94 4608
Weight (kg) 46.81 17.22 2307 45.50 15.70 2287 46.16 16.49 4594
Height (cm) 151.87 15.88 2310 149.52 13.46 2292 150.70 14.77 4602
BSA (m2) 1.40 0.31 2305 1.36 0.27 2286 1.38 0.29 4591
FFM (kg) 36.50 13.02 2261 32.94 9.35 2223 34.73 11.48 4484
BMI (kg/m2) 19.66 4.18 2305 19.82 4.43 2286 19.74 4.31 4591
PBF (%) 20.81 8.26 2261 25.06 7.06 2223 22.92 7.97 4484
Fat mass (kg) 9.95 6.40 2261 11.72 6.32 2223 10.83 6.43 4484
SSF (mm) 70.71 37.45 2254 82.37 34.01 2205 76.47 36.26 4459

BSA, body surface area; FFM, fat-free mass; LVM, left ventricular mass; PBF, percent body fat; SSF, sum of skinfold thicknesses