Table 1.
Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample population.
| Demographic Characteristics |
Total Group Mean of SD Range n = 105 |
With DS Mean of SD Range n = 50 |
Without DS Mean of SD Range n = 55 |
p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 35.71 | 25.58 | 44.92 | 0.001 |
| (SD = 12.93) | (SD = 8.16) | (SD = 8.95) | ||
| (15–63) | (15–44) | (27–63) | ||
| Weight (kg) | 66.96 | 66.81 | 67.10 | 0.923 |
| (SD = 15.56) | (SD = 18.37) | (SD = 12.65) | ||
| (23–101.2) | (23–101.2) | (43–95) | ||
| Height (cm) | 158.64 | 149.70 | 166.60 | 0.001 |
| (SD = 15.25) | (SD = 16.20) | (SD = 8.41) | ||
| (100–187) | (109–167) | (152–187) | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.39 | 28.97 | 24.04 | 0.001 |
| (SD = 4.40) | (SD = 3.64) | (SD = 3.67) | ||
| (15.79–37.20) | (22.80–37.20) | (15.79–34.06) |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; DS, Down syndrome; SD, standard deviation. In all the analyses, p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.