Table 1 Descriptive statistics for body size, tibial articular length, and unstandardized tibial mid-diaphyseal cross-sectional geometric properties among Indigenous women and men in New Mexico living before and after the start of the energy balance transition.

From: Effects of the energy balance transition on bone mass and strength

 

Women

Men

Pre-transition

Post-transition

Pre-transition

Post-transition

Stature (cm)

149 ± 5

161 ± 9

161 ± 4

175 ± 8

Living bi-iliac breadth (cm)

27.6 ± 1.7

28.2 ± 2.2

27.7 ± 1.4

28.3 ± 1.7

SFS-estimated body weight (kg)

48.9 ± 5.7

59.6 ± 7.4

59.7 ± 5.4

69.2 ± 7.5

Measured body weight (kg)

N/A

77.3 ± 23.9

N/A

85.9 ± 21.9

Tibial articular length (mm)

307 ± 17

348 ± 22

338 ± 16

381 ± 22

Imax (mm4)

13,181 ± 3648

17,171 ± 5602

24,380 ± 6009

29,603 ± 7794

Imin (mm4)

5065 ± 1560

7787 ± 2475

8113 ± 2366

12,943 ± 3317

Ct.Ar (mm2)

207 ± 36

268 ± 52

284 ± 42

354 ± 50

J (mm4)

18,246 ± 4968

24,958 ± 7955

32,493 ± 7830

42,547 ± 10,584

%Ct.Ar (%)

61.0 ± 10.9

68.1 ± 9.9

64.5 ± 8.5

69.9 ± 5.8

Imax/Imin

2.7 ± 0.5

2.2 ± 0.3

3.1 ± 0.6

2.3 ± 0.4

  1. Means are shown ± standard deviations.
  2. SFS skeletal frame size.