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Anthropometric measurements |
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| HG |
ISG |
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| Mean(std) |
Mean(std) |
p-value |
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| Anthropometric and Somatotpye |
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| Number in Group |
26 |
14 |
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| 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 |
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| Number in Group |
26 |
9 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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