Table 1. Anthropometric data of males with Marfan syndrome compared to the general population.
Age (yr) | No. (Ht) | Mean Height±SD of MFS (cm) | Mean Height±SD of Normal (cm) | P | No. (Wt) | Mean Weight±SD of MFS (kg) | Mean Weight±SD of Normal (kg) | P |
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0-1 | 14 | 60.7±12.1 | 67.6±2.6 | 0.077 | 18 | 5.5±2.7 | 8.0±0.9 | 0.01 |
1-2 | 6 | 90.5±10.6 | 82.1±3.3 | 0.109 | 6 | 13.0±2.5 | 11.3±1.2 | 0.162 |
2-3 | 6 | 100.8±3.0 | 91.0±4.0 | <0.001 | 5 | 15.6±0.4 | 13.5±1.4 | <0.001 |
3-4 | 36 | 113.7±6.3 | 98.2±4.1 | <0.001 | 38 | 18.1±2.0 | 15.3±1.6 | <0.001 |
4-5 | 26 | 116.1±5.6 | 105.2±4.2 | <0.001 | 26 | 19.8±3.1 | 17.4±1.9 | 0.001 |
5-6 | 31 | 122.8±6.8 | 111.8±4.4 | <0.001 | 32 | 20.7±3.2 | 19.7±2.2 | 0.076 |
6-7 | 36 | 128.4±5.9 | 117.9±4.7 | <0.001 | 39 | 24.0±3.7 | 22.1±2.6 | 0.004 |
7-8 | 37 | 137.0±5.1 | 123.7±5.1 | <0.001 | 43 | 27.4±4.0 | 24.8±3.3 | <0.001 |
8-9 | 46 | 145.0±8.1 | 129.1±5.5 | <0.001 | 48 | 33.8±7.2 | 27.8±4.2 | <0.001 |
9-10 | 35 | 151.7±7.5 | 134.2±5.9 | <0.001 | 36 | 37.5±9.0 | 31.3±5.3 | <0.001 |
10-11 | 41 | 158.9±7.6 | 139.4±6.3 | <0.001 | 45 | 44.7±12.7 | 35.5±6.5 | <0.001 |
11-12 | 36 | 164.6±7.6 | 145.3±6.9 | <0.001 | 45 | 50.7±12.7 | 40.3±7.7 | <0.001 |
12-13 | 39 | 173.0±7.6 | 151.8±7.6 | <0.001 | 43 | 55.0±12.0 | 45.5±8.7 | <0.001 |
13-14 | 50 | 178.8±9.7 | 159.0±7.9 | <0.001 | 51 | 57.4±13.8 | 50.7±9.3 | 0.001 |
14-15 | 34 | 184.8±7.7 | 165.5±7.4 | <0.001 | 44 | 66.1±13.1 | 55.4±9.5 | <0.001 |
15-16 | 30 | 186.9±8.4 | 169.7±6.5 | <0.001 | 34 | 66.3±13.8 | 59.4±9.3 | 0.006 |
16-17 | 29 | 187.1±9.5 | 171.8±5.7 | <0.001 | 33 | 69.4±12.6 | 62.4±8.8 | 0.003 |
17-18 | 20 | 189.7±9.0 | 172.8±5.5 | <0.001 | 19 | 74.0±11.8 | 64.5±8.3 | 0.002 |
18-19 | 17 | 189.8±4.4 | 173.4±5.6 | <0.001 | 24 | 71.5±11.3 | 65.8±8.2 | 0.02 |
19-20 | 17 | 191.5±5.3 | 23 | 75.3±8.4 |
MFS, Marfan syndrome; SD, Standard deviation; No., Numbers of measurement; Ht, Height; Wt, Weight.