Table 2.
Morphological characteristics in 7- and 11-year-old boys measured 1990 and 2020.
| Variables | Age | Mean ± SD | p | |
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| 1990 | 2020 | |||
| BH (cm) | 7 | 127.78 ± 5.94 | 131.73 ± 5.37 | <0.001 |
| 11 | 147.55 ± 7.53 | 147.67 ± 7.45 | 0.888 | |
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| BM (kg) | 7 | 27.28 ± 4.86 | 31.89 ± 8.76 | <0.001 |
| 11 | 40.35 ± 9.23 | 43.06 ± 10.30 | 0.020 | |
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| BMI (kg/m2) | 7 | 16.91 ± 3.63 | 18.58 ± 3.57 | <0.001 |
| 11 | 18.67 ± 4.11 | 19.93 ± 4.71 | 0.0096 | |
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| FC (cm) | 7 | 17.73 ± 1.53 | 23.43 ± 20.48 | 0.016 |
| 11 | 20.23 ± 1.97 | 22.27 ± 2.13 | <0.001 | |
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| UAS (cm) | 7 | 8.54 ± 3.57 | 14.89 ± 4.95 | <0.001 |
| 11 | 10.78 ± 5.40 | 14.58 ± 4.63 | <0.001 | |
Legend: BH: body height; BM: body mass; BMI: body mass index; FC: forearm circumference; UAS: upper arm skinfold; SD: standard deviation; p: p value.