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. 2014 May 5;24(3):209–215. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20130094

Table 1. Age, anthropometry, lifestyle characteristics, bone mineral density, and nutrient intake in adopted children and their parents.

Variable Adopted children (N = 18) Parents (N = 26) Pa


Mean (SD) [range] Mean (SD) [range]
Age (years) 14.0 (4.1) [7.9 to 20.0] 49.0 (5.7) [40.0 to 65.0] <0.001
Height (cm) 157.7 (16.4) [130.0 to 180.0] 167.2 (10.6) [150.0 to 183.0] 0.021
Weight (kg) 50.4 (15.4) [28.0 to 81.0] 80.5 (16.6) [48.0 to 120.0] <0.001
BMI (kg/m2) 19.8 (3.1) [13.2 to 26.6] 28.5 (4.1) [20.7 to 38.3] <0.001
PAI 4.8 (1.4) [3.1 to 5.8] 4.0 (1.2) [3.5 to 5.5] n.s.
Smoking index 50 (0.0) [50 to 50] (N 1) 237.5 (152.3) [75 to 525] (N 8) n.s.
Sleep duration (h) 8.3 (1.9) [5 to 10] 7.1 (1.3) [6 to 10] 0.011
Fractures (No.) 2.0 (1.4) [1 to 3] 1.2 (0.5) [1 to 2] n.s.
Spine BMD Z score 1.4 (1.1) [−1.4 to 2.8] −0.1 (0.9) [−2.3 to 1.7] <0.001
Total femur BMD Z score 0.9 (1.0) [−2.1 to 2.3] 0.5 (0.8) [−1.1 to 2.4] n.s.
Radius 1/3 BMD Z score −0.8 (0.9) [−2.4 to 1.5] −0.0 (0.9) [−1.6 to 2.3] 0.015
Energy (kcal) 3177.1 (1070.0) [1369.1 to 5401.2] 2170.5 (950.3) [833.5 to 4246.5] 0.008
Protein (g/1000 kcal) 33.8 (5.5) [25.8 to 45.6] 39.2 (5.8) [30.4 to 50.4] 0.011
Fat (g/1000 kcal) 37.0 (6.9) [23.2 to 46.0] 36.6 (3.8) [29.8 to 45.2] n.s.
Carbohydrate (g/1000 kcal) 136.7 (20.1) [106.9 to 174.2] 129.0 (16.6) [81.1 to 156.8] n.s.
Dietary fiber (g/1000 kcal) 10.1 (3.5) [6.2 to 19.6] 11.3 (2.3) [6.5 to 19.1] n.s.
Calcium (mg/1000 kcal) 395.3 (99.7) [276.4 to 593.9] 356.8 (118.3) [201.9 to 599.3] n.s.
Vitamin D (IU/1000 kcal) 27.8 (10.2) [15.3 to 47.4] 33.3 (15.0) [16.1 to 73.9] n.s.

BMI = body mass index; PAI = physical activity index.

aDifferences between means were tested with Student t-test.