Table 1 Means and standard deviations (SD) of anthropometric measures by sex.
From: Genetic regulation of body size and morphology in children: a twin study of 22 anthropometric traits
Boys (N = 210) | Girls (N = 222) | p-value of sex difference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
Weight measures | |||||
Weight (kg) | 37.6 | 15.50 | 37.5 | 14.95 | 0.987 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 18.4 | 3.59 | 18.8 | 3.76 | 0.326 |
Skinfolds (mm) | |||||
Triceps | 10.3 | 4.67 | 12.9 | 5.34 | <0.0001 |
Biceps | 6.5 | 3.60 | 8.5 | 4.1 | <0.0001 |
Subscapular | 8.6 | 5.6 | 11.7 | 7.0 | <0.0001 |
Suprailiac | 10.4 | 7.97 | 13.4 | 8.90 | 0.002 |
Calf | 10.1 | 5.11 | 13.5 | 6.51 | <0.0001 |
Front thigh | 15.5 | 7.05 | 22.5 | 9.31 | <0.0001 |
Abdominal | 12.8 | 8.95 | 17.1 | 10.64 | <0.0001 |
Circumferences (cm) | |||||
Waist | 62.7 | 9.80 | 61.9 | 9.50 | 0.506 |
Hip | 73.9 | 12.07 | 76.4 | 13.66 | 0.109 |
Upper arm | 21.0 | 4.09 | 21.1 | 4.12 | 0.906 |
Upper arm flexed | 22.2 | 4.26 | 21.8 | 4.08 | 0.367 |
Forearm | 20.6 | 3.00 | 19.7 | 2.93 | 0.011 |
Thigh | 42.9 | 8.24 | 45.5 | 9.16 | 0.011 |
Calf | 28.6 | 4.70 | 28.7 | 5.05 | 0.758 |
Diameters (cm) | |||||
Biacromial | 30.3 | 4.42 | 30.0 | 3.96 | 0.585 |
Bicristal | 22.0 | 3.22 | 22.0 | 3.28 | 0.937 |
Humerus | 5.7 | 0.78 | 5.3 | 0.59 | <0.0001 |
Femur | 8.2 | 0.98 | 7.7 | 0.81 | <0.0001 |
Height measures (cm) | |||||
Height | 139.8 | 18.99 | 138.1 | 17.16 | 0.427 |
Sitting height | 74.4 | 8.96 | 73.5 | 8.08 | 0.398 |
