TABLE 3.
Variable | Control Subjects (n = 101)* | Patients with pNTM (n = 103)* | P Value |
Height, cm | 161.83 (8.40) | 166.94 (7.62) | <0.0001 |
Weight, kg | 63.12 (1.49) | 61.77 (1.23) | 0.48 |
Arm circumference, cm | 27.65 (4.34) | 26.88 (3.30) | 0.16 |
Waist circumference, cm | 83.12 (13.74) | 81.49 (12.76) | 0.38 |
Hip circumference, cm | 92.49 (16.48) | 90.69 (8.92) | 0.34 |
Biceps skin fold, cm | 6.30 (4.49) | 6.50 (4.61) | 0.75 |
Triceps skin fold, cm | 16.87 (7.71) | 13.01 (5.73) | <0.0001 |
Waist skin fold, cm | 20.16 (9.94) | 16.53 (7.19) | 0.003 |
Hip skin fold, cm | 15.52 (11.22) | 12.02 (11.11) | 0.03 |
Scapula skin fold, cm | 16.33 (9.73) | 12.80 (7.44) | 0.004 |
Arm span, cm | 166.07 (9.88) | 169.04 (9.90) | 0.04 |
Arm span/height ratio | 1.02 (0.04) | 1.01 (0.03) | 0.03 |
Shoulder to hip distance, cm | 42.26 (3.92) | 44.29 (3.93) | 0.0005 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 23.98 (5.07) | 22.06 (3.81) | 0.003 |
Percent body fat, % | 31.28 (7.60) | 28.46 (7.42) | 0.008 |
Total body fat, kg | 20.43 (8.82) | 17.84 (6.61) | 0.02 |
Scoliosis, N (%)† | 10 (13.3) | 32 (31.1) | 0.006 |
PEX, N (%)‡ | 13 (65) | 90 (87) | 0.01 |
Definition of abbreviations: BMI = body mass index; N = number of subjects; PEX = pectus excavatum; pNTM = pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria.
Mean (SD), except for the last two rows.
Scoliosis assessed in 75 control subjects and 103 patients with pNTM.
Pectus excavatum assessed in 20 control subjects and 103 patients with pNTM.