TABLE 1.
Subject characteristics of boys with DMD at baseline and TD children, and results from MWU-test.
Median (Q1-Q3) |
MWU-test |
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Variables | DMD | TD | BH corrected p-value |
Gender | Boys: 27 | Boys: 27 | |
Age (years) | 8.7 (6.0–10.5) | 8.3 (7.6–10.7) | 0.5500 |
Weight (kg) | 23.7 (19.7–36.0) | 27.2 (23.3–37.0) | 0.2437 |
Height (m) | 1.21 (1.08–1.31) | 1.33 (1.24–1.49) | 0.0033* |
BMI (kg/m2) | 17.6 (16.3–21.9) | 15.6 (15.0–17.8) | 0.0070* |
Leg length (m) | 0.58 (0.50–0.65) | 0.65 (0.61–0.78) | 0.0024* |
The asterisks (*) indicate significance level at BH corrected p-value < 0.05. BH, Benjamini-Hochberg procedure; BMI, Body Mass Index; DMD, Duchenne muscular dystrophy; MWU, Mann-Whitney U; TD, typically developing.