Table 1

Anthropometric measurements


HG
ISG


Mean(std)
Mean(std)
p-value


Anthropometric and Somatotpye
Number in Group
26
14

Age (yrs)
14.04(2.01)
13.51(1.36)
0.20
Maturity
2.69(0.55)
2.57(0.51)
0.25
Height (cm)
161.17(7.95)
158.66(7.31)
0.17
Weight [56]
53.16(14.50)
46.71(9.13)
0.07
LBW [56]
41.75(8.13)
39.31(5.26)
0.16
Body Fat (%)
20.16(5.83)
14.76(6.20)
0.01
BMI
20.25(4.01)
18.46(2.97)
0.08
Endomorph
4.53(1.98)
3.04(1.12)
0.01
Mesomorph
3.28(1.28)
3.01(1.04)
0.28
Ectomorph
3.22(1.44)
3.89(1.72)
0.11

International Physical Activity Questionnaire
Number in Group
26
9

Minutes spent performing:
Mean
Mean
p-value
Vigorous
282.7
333.3
0.61
Moderate
143.8
98.3
0.34
Walking for exercise
97.5
16.7
0.02
Sedentary
776.5
746.7
0.74
Riding in a car
277.3
272.2
0.93
Walking for transportation
84.6
23.3
0.07

Subjects' age, maturity, results of anthropometric measurements, and reported activity levels (average (SD)). P-values of t-test between the HG and ISG are presented. LBW – Lean Body Weight; BMI – Body Mass Index; Endomorph, Mesomorph, Ectomorph – somatotype scores calculated from the Heath-Carter method.

McIntire et al. Scoliosis 2007 2:9   doi:10.1186/1748-7161-2-9