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.