Table 1 Participants’ characteristics in the normal-weight and obese groups (mean ± standard deviations).

From: Differences in spinal posture and mobility between adults with obesity and normal weight individuals

Variables

Normal-weight adults (N = 142)

Adults with obesity

(N = 71)

p value

Age (years)

45.3 (13.8)

47.8 (15.2)

0.16w

Sex (female)

64%

63%

0.53c

Weight (kg)

60.2 (7.3)

121.5 (24.5)

< 0.0001w

Height (cm)

168.9 (8.1)

166.3 (9.2)

0.06w

BMI (kg/m2)

21.1 (1.1)

43.6 (6.6)

< 0.0001w

  1. p value—the significance of differences between the two groups was calculated by (w)Wilcoxon’s rank sum test and the (c)Pearson’s chi-square test.
  2. BMI body mass index.
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