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Table 1 Physical Characteristics of subjects

From: Comparison of air displacement plethysmography to hydrostatic weighing for estimating total body density in children

 

Group (N = 66)

Males (N = 40)

Females (N = 26)

Age, (yr)

12.2 ± 1.6

12.4 ± 1.3

12.0 ± 1.9

Body weight, (kg)

45.0 ± 12.8

47.4 ± 14.8

41.4 ± 7.7

Height, (in)

60.7 ± 4.3

61.2 ± 4.7

59.9 ± 3.5

BMI (kg/m2)

18.7 ± 3.4

19.3 ± 4.1

17.7 ± 1.7

ADP body density (g/cm3)

1.048 ± 0.019

1.050 ± 0.023

1.045 ± 0.011

HW body density (g/cm3)

1.046 ± 0.017

1.049 ± 0.020

1.042 ± 0.011

ADP % fat

18.6 ± 8.8

18.4 ± 10.6

18.9 ± 5.2

HW % fat

19.4 ± 8.1

18.7 ± 9.4

20.4 ± 5.6

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BMC Pediatrics

ISSN: 1471-2431

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