TABLE 3.
BODY MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS
| 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.