Table 1.
Descriptive data for the study population (means ± SD)
| Young women (n = 60) | Middle-aged premenopausal women (n = 54) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | Range | Significance | |
| Age (years) | 22.6 ± 3.1 | 18.0–30.2 | 42.3 ± 4.5 | 35.6–50.9 | 0.001 |
| Height (cm) | 168.3 ± 5.6 | 154.1–180.0 | 162.8 ± 5.4 | 150.0–176.0 | 0.001 |
| Weight (kg) | 68.9 ± 11.7 | 49.6–112.9 | 68.0 ± 11.5 | 46.7–99.3 | 0.656 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.3 ± 3.6 | 18.3–36.7 | 25.7 ± 4.5 | 18.2–39.5 | 0.073 |
| BFLBM (kg) | 42.6 ± 6.7 | 30.1–57.8 | 39.6 ± 5.0 | 29.5–52.5 | 0.008 |
| Fat mass (kg) | 22.9 ± 7.8 | 12.0–51.5 | 26.6 ± 10.6 | 10.2–67.4 | 0.039 |
| % fat | 33.5 ± 6.4 | 22.2–47.1 | 37.1 ± 8.8 | 15.1–53.5 | 0.015 |
| Calcium (mg/day) | 797.3 ± 367.3 | 190.0–1960.0 | 1014.3 ± 566.7 | 247.0–3244.0 | 0.016 |
| Total BPAQ | 33.6 ± 25.3 | 0.3–98.2 | 27.1 ± 24.9 | 1.1–84.7 | 0.172 |
SD standard deviation, BMI Body Mass Index (kg/m2), BFLBM bone-free lean body mass (kg), % fat total body fat percentage