Table 1 Study characteristics

Young

n

5

5

6

5

Age (m/y)

5 month

5 month

6.00 ± 0.00 years

31.2 ± 0.86 years

Height, cm

–

–

–

173.4 ± 4.0

BW (g/kg)

29.93 ± 0.85

243.1 ± 8.2

8.50 ± 0.21

78.40 ± 7.28

BMI (kg/m²)

–

–

–

25.86 ± 2.23

Fat mass (%)

19.61 ± 0.93

25.00 ± 0.22

20.13 ± 4.65

–

Lean mass (%)

59.44 ± 0.39

65.70 ± 0.21

79.87 ± 4.64

–

MT (cm)

–

–

–

1.91 ± 0.08

Middle

n

5

5

6

4

Age (m/y)

17 months

17 months

16.48 ± 0.31 years

46.0 ± 0.71 years

Height (cm)

–

–

–

176.2 ± 2.2

BW (g/kg)

41.67 ± 2.11^*

401.0 ± 14.6^*

13.31 ± 0.33^*

87.50 ± 7.15

BMI (kg/m²)

–

–

–

28.28 ± 1.91

Fat mass (%)

24.30 ± 0.57^*

30.68 ± 0.31^*

21.07 ± 6.68

–

Lean mass (%)

58.25 ± 0.17^*

61.04 ± 0.33^*

78.92 ± 6.68

–

MT (cm)

–

–

–

1.71 ± 0.09

Old

n

5

5

6

7

Age (m/y)

28 months

30 months

26.83 ± 0.22 years

74.0 ± 4.38 years

Height (cm)

–

–

–

169.9 ± 2.2

BW (g/kg)

46.55 ± 7.30^*

417.1 ± 15.7^*

11.12 ± 0.68^*

85.86 ± 3.16

BMI (kg/m²)

–

–

–

29.74 ± 0.99

Fat mass (%)

13.76 ± 0.36^*

30.41 ± 0.31^*

19.43 ± 5.23

–

Lean mass (%)

60.91 ± 0.18^*

61.19 ± 0.32^*

70.32 ± 11.4

–

MT (cm)

–

–

–

1.35 ± 0.13^*