Table 2. Physical and anthropometric characteristics.
| All n = 61 |
Female n = 29 |
Male n = 32 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | |||
| Mean | 24.3 | 25.7 | 23.1 |
| Median | 23.0 | 25.0 | 22.5 |
| IQR | 22.0 to 25.3 | 22.0 to 29.3 | 22.0 to 24.5 |
| Range | 20.0–37.0 | 20.0–37.0 | 20.0–28.0 |
| Body weight (kg) | |||
| Mean | 66.8 | 65.6 | 67.8 |
| Median | 64.2 | 61.1 | 68.2 |
| IQR | 56.0 to 73.2 | 53.5 to 70.2 | 58.3 to 75.6 |
| Range | 43.7–140 | 43.7–140 | 44.4–96.5 |
| Height (cm) | |||
| Mean | 164 | 160 | 167 |
| Median | 164 | 161 | 167 |
| IQR | 160 to 169 | 157 to 164 | 165 to 172 |
| Range | 146–185 | 146–170 | 154–185 |
| BMIa | |||
| Mean | 24.7 | 25.3 | 24.0 |
| Median | 23.6 | 23.3 | 24.0 |
| IQR | 21.5 to 26.0 | 21.5 to 26.8 | 21.4 to 25.6 |
| Range | 17.4–49.6 | 18.4–49.6 | 17.4–35.1 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | |||
| Mean | 83.9 | 83.3 | 84.4 |
| Median | 83.0 | 81.0 | 84.5 |
| IQR | 76.0 to 88.4 | 74.6 to 87.7 | 76.0 to 89.0 |
| Range | 64.5–125 | 64.5–125 | 69.5–105 |
| FM (kg)b | |||
| Mean | 21.6 | 26.1 | 17.5 |
| Median | 19.6 | 21.2 | 17.8 |
| IQR | 15.4 to 25.7 | 18.0 to 28.1 | 12.0 to 21.0 |
| Range | 7.47–68.4 | 15.2–68.4 | 7.47–32.4 |
| FFM (kg)b | |||
| Mean | 44.3 | 38.6 | 49.4 |
| Median | 42.5 | 38.6 | 48.7 |
| IQR | 36.8 to 49.7 | 34.3 to 41.6 | 44.8 to 52.7 |
| Range | 27.5–67.5 | 27.5–67.4 | 36.2–67.5 |
| BMC (kg)b | |||
| Mean | 2.16 | 2.06 | 2.26 |
| Median | 2.12 | 2.01 | 2.23 |
| IQR | 1.91 to 2.40 | 1.87 to 2.23 | 1.94 to 2.48 |
| Range | 1.48–3.14 | 1.54–2.87 | 1.48–3.14 |
| RFM (%)c | |||
| Mean | 30.1 | 36.9 | 23.9 |
| Median | 29.0 | 37.4 | 23.4 |
| IQR | 23.3 to 36.2 | 33.2 to 38.7 | 21.5 to 26.0 |
| Range | 16.6–49.2 | 28.2–49.2 | 16.6–32.5 |
Abbreviations: BMC, bone mineral content; BMI, body mass index; FFM, fat free mass; FM, fat mass; IQR, interquartile range; RFM, relative fat mass.
aBMI is weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters.
bBMC, FFM and FM were measured by DXA.
cRFM was calculated by Woolcott & Bergman’s equation [64–(20 x (height/waist circumference)) + (12 x sex)]; height and waist circumference are expressed in meters and sex = 0 for males and 1 for female [11].