Table 1. Anthropometric measures from adult males with (BeMD) and without (CTRL) Becker’s muscle dystrophy.
| Control | BeMD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined | Ambulatory | Non-Ambulatory | ||
| N | 12 | 21 | 9 | 12 |
| Age (Years) | 37.8 ±12.0 | 39.0 ±12.7 | 39.9 ±13.3 | 38.4 ±12.2 |
| Height (cm) | 179.6 ±5.0 | 179.2 ±4.0 | 177.3 ±3.1 | 177.1 ±3.4 |
| Body Mass (Kg) | 80.7±10.2 | 87.2 ±16.8* | 81.0 ±8.6 | 92.1 ±19.8† |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 25.1 ±3.4 | 27.5 ±4.9* | 25.7 ±2.3 | 29.3 ±6.0† |
| Ambulatory (% of participants) | 100% | 43%* | 100% | 0%† |
| Body Fat % | 21.0 ±7.6 | 30.1 ±5.23* | 27.4 ±3.6 | 32.1 ±5.3† |
| Fat mass (Kg) | 17.6 ±8.7 | 27.1 ±10.6* | 22.7 ±5.2 | 30.5 ±12.5† |
| FFM (Kg) | 63.1 ±3.3 | 59.5 ±8.6* | 55.2 ±7.6 | 62.2 ±8.3† |
| BPAQ Score (Current PAL) | 5.4 ±3.6 | 0.6 ±0.8* | 1.4 ±0.4 | 0 ±0† |
Data are presented as mean (SD)
*denotes significant difference between groups (P<0.05).
† denotes significant difference from ambulatory BEMD.
BeMD = Becker’s Muscular Dystrophy; BMI = Body Mass Index; BPAQ = Bone Specific Physical Activity Questionnaire; P-P = Point to point; FFM = Fat Free Mass; PAL = Physical Activity Level.