Table 1.
Participants Characteristics
| DMD | BMD | LGMD | FSHD | CTRL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 15 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| Age (Years) | 24.2 ± 6.1 B***,LG***,F***,C* | 42.4 ± 13.5 | 41.6 ± 11.7 | 47.1 ± 11.1 C* | 35.4 ± 12.7 |
| Stature (cm) | 172.0 ± 4.3 | 177.4 ± 6.0 | 179.6 ± 7.2 | 178.6 ± 8.1 | 177.5 ± 9.3 |
| Mass (Kg) | 73.1 ± 14.6 B*,LG**,F* | 86.5 ± 20.3 | 97.0 ± 18.1 C* | 86.0 ± 11.2 | 81.1 ± 18.2 |
| Ambulant | 0/15 | 10/18 | 3/12 | 10/14 | 16/16 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.5 ± 4.1 | 27.3 ± 6.2 | 29.4 ± 26.6 | 26.6 ± 3.4 | 25.5 ± 3.7 |
Participants’ anthropometric characteristics
DMD Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, BMD Beckers Muscular Dystrophy, LGMD Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy, FSHD Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy, cm centimetres, Kg Kilograms, BMI Body Mass Index, B denotes significant difference from BMD; LG denotes significant difference from LGMD; F denotes significant difference from FSHD; C denotes significant difference from CTRL; * denotes P < .05; ** denotes P < .01; *** denotes P < .001