Table 1.
Descriptive data of the included study sample including mean ages and anthropomorphic characteristics per decade and of the total sample. N, number of subjects; F, number of females; kg, kilograms; cm, centimetres; BMI, body mass index; mm, millimetres.
| decade | N | F | age (years) |
body mass (kg) |
body height (cm) |
BMI |
leg length (mm) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mean | s.d. | mean | s.d. | mean | s.d. | mean | s.d. | mean | s.d. | |||
| 3 | 15 | 8 | 25.27 | 2.17 | 75.07 | 14.51 | 173.2 | 7.3 | 24.97 | 4.34 | 924 | 50 |
| 4 | 18 | 8 | 34.34 | 2.64 | 80.32 | 24.26 | 175.3 | 9.9 | 25.91 | 6.43 | 928 | 55 |
| 5 | 15 | 8 | 46.04 | 2.70 | 75.45 | 15.69 | 170.7 | 13.8 | 25.80 | 4.07 | 894 | 82 |
| 6 | 17 | 12 | 55.06 | 3.00 | 66.99 | 13.07 | 166.2 | 8.3 | 24.15 | 3.60 | 879 | 50 |
| 7 | 15 | 8 | 64.55 | 2.98 | 76.39 | 12.37 | 166.6 | 8.8 | 27.53 | 3.99 | 906 | 49 |
| 8 | 13 | 8 | 74.05 | 2.49 | 73.81 | 9.67 | 162.2 | 9.1 | 28.16 | 4.00 | 868 | 75 |
| 9 | 12 | 5 | 83.07 | 1.96 | 75.26 | 12.95 | 163.0 | 12.6 | 28.22 | 2.76 | 901 | 74 |
| total | 105 | 57 | 52.87 | 19.09 | 74.77 | 15.78 | 168.6 | 10.9 | 26.25 | 4.52 | 901 | 64 |