Table 2. Descriptive statistics (n = 75) for anthropometric variables, results of the Kolmogorov–Smirnov test for checking the normality of the distribution, and bivariate correlations of anthropometry with chronological age and maturity status.
Mean ± SD | Range (min – max) | Kolmogorov–Smirnov | Correlation | |||||||
CA | % PMS | z PMS | ||||||||
Value | p | r | 95% CI | r | 95% CI | r | 95% CI | |||
Stature (cm) | 144.8±6.4 | 127.9 to 163.5 | 0.52 | 0.95 | 0.36 | 0.15 to 0.55 | 0.73 | 0.60 to 0.82 | 0.58 | 0.41 to 0.71 |
Body mass (kg) | 40.2±9.0 | 24.4 to 66.5 | 1.17 | 0.13 | 0.15 | −0.01 to 0.37 | 0.64 | 0.48 to 0.76 | 0.71 | 0.57 to 0.81 |
Lengths (cm) | ||||||||||
Leg | 69.6±4.2 | 60.2 to 78.5 | 0.43 | 0.99 | 0.34 | 0.13 to 0.53 | 0.63 | 0.47 to 0.75 | 0.49 | 0.30 to 0.65 |
Thigh | 27.8±3.9 | 17.3 to 36.2 | 0.58 | 0.89 | 0.12 | −0.11 to 0.34 | 0.15 | −0.08 to 0.36 | 0.06 | −0.17 to 0.29 |
Circumferences (cm) | ||||||||||
Proximal thigh | 46.8±6.2 | 36.5 to 66.7 | 0.97 | 0.30 | 0.05 | −0.18 to 0.27 | 0.54 | 0.35 to 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.54 to 0.79 |
Mid-thigh | 41.3±5.4 | 26.0 to 54.0 | 0.85 | 0.47 | 0.16 | −0.08 to 0.37 | 0.52 | 0.33 to 0.67 | 0.54 | 0.35 to 0.68 |
Distal thigh | 34.3±4.4 | 27.5 to 47.0 | 1.19 | 0.12 | 0.01 | −0.22 to 0.23 | 0.47 | 0.27 to 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.49 to 0.76 |
Skinfold thickness (mm) | ||||||||||
Anterior mid-thigh | 21±8 | 7 to 42 | 0.85 | 0.47 | −0.19 | −0.40 to 0.04 | 0.21 | −0.02 to 0.41 | 0.51 | 0.32 to 0.66 |
Posterior mid-thigh | 18±8 | 6 to 37 | 1.09 | 0.19 | −0.07 | −0.30 to 0.16 | 0.31 | 0.09 to 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.34 to 0.68 |
Medial calf | 14±6 | 4 to 28 | 1.11 | 0.17 | −0.04 | −0.27 to 0.19 | 0.41 | 0.20 to 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.46 to 0.74 |
Abbreviations: CA, Chronological age; PMS, predicted mature stature; r, Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.