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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of children in the Viva La Familia Study1

From: Genetic variants and physical activity interact to affect bone density in Hispanic children

 

Overall

High Calcium

Low Calcium

High PA

Low PA

Age, years

11.0 ± 4.1

10.91 ± 3.82

11.11 ± 4.15

9.2 ± 3.4

*12.7 ± 3.5

BMI, kg/m2

25.1 ± 7.6

25.01 ± 7.50

25.26 ± 7.67

23.6 ± 7.2

*26.9 ± 7.7

Puberty Stage, Pre-pubertal %

45.3

47.3

42.4

63

*26

Dietary Intake

 Calcium intake, mg

881.5 ± 377.3

1176.26 ± 284.19

*586.67 ± 173.54

889.0 ± 360.5

879.9 ± 392.1

 Phosphorus intake, mg

1180.3 ± 407.8

1436.63 ± 343.49

*915.30 ± 263.41

1159.4 ± 382.8

1195.0 ± 422.3

 Dietary Calcium/Phosphorus ratio

0.75 ± 0.19

0.83 ± 0.15

*0.66 ± 0.17

0.77 ± 0.18

0.73 ± 0.19

Physical Activity (PA)

 Moderate and Vigorous, mins/d

82.3 ± 51.8

84.10 ± 51.86

80.38 ± 51.15

123.1 ± 41.3

*42.3 ± 19.5

Bone Mineral Density

 TBBMD, g/cm2

0.918 ± 0.140

0.917 ± 0.140

0.915 ± 0.139

0.868 ± 0.120

*0.974 ± 0.135

 LDBMD, g/cm2

0.805 ± 0.184

0.795 ± 0.181

0.812 ± 0.184

0.731 ± 0.150

*0.887 ± 0.181

  1. 1Values are means ± SDs or percentages
  2. *Indicated statistically significant differences between the groups (p < 0.05)