Table 1.
Characteristics of the study groups, comparison of the respiratory indices with reference values and the results of normality tests.
| variable | Group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Under weight(n=29) | Normal weight(n=38) | K-S | ||
| P | Z | |||
| Age(year) | 16±.84 | 15.9±0.86 | 0.644 | 0.740 |
| BMI(kg/m2) | 17.28±1.02 | 21.21± 1.67 | 0.777 | 0.659 |
| WHR | 0.71± 0.05 | 0.73± 0.05 | 0.944 | 0.527 |
| WC(cm) | 61.28± 3.0 | 68.13± 5.7 | 0.461 | 0.853 |
| FM(kg) | 7.80± 2.63 | 12.79± 2.92 | 0.769 | 0.665 |
| FFM(kg) | 37.46± 3.4 | 40.682± 4.5 | 0.809 | 0.639 |
| VO2max(ml/kg/min) | 40.11± 2.76 | 40.66± 2.79 | 0.768 | 0.665 |
| FVCbase(liter) | 2.78± 0.38 | 2.88± 0.34 | 0.912 | 0.561 |
| FVC reference (liter) | 3.254±0.39* | 3.18± 0.36* | ||
| FEV1 base (liter) | 2.76± 0.36 | 2.83±0.32 | 0.644 | 0.740 |
| FEV1 reference (liter) | 3.25±0.39* | 2.71± 0.30* | ||
BMI=body mass index: WHR=waist to hip ratio: WC=waist circumference: FM: fat mass: LBM=lean body mass: VO2max= maximal oxygen uptake: FVC=forced vital capacity: FEV1= forced expiratory volume in 1 second
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p<0.05. k-s= Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. Z and p= p value and z for k-s test