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Table 1 Anthropometric measurements

From: Risk factors for lumbar intervertebral disc height narrowing: a population-based longitudinal study in the elderly

 

Overall

Men

Women

Number of subjects

197

62

135

Age (years)

70.1 ± 4.5

70.4 ± 4.1

69.9 ± 4.7

Body height (cm)

150.9 ± 7.3

158.0 ± 5.2*

147.7 ± 5.6

Body weight (kg)

52.9 ± 7.5

57.7 ± 6.7*

50.9 ± 7.0

BMI (kg/m2)

23.2 ± 2.6

22.9 ± 2.3

23.3 ± 2.7

  1. Anthropometric measurements at baseline are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD)
  2. BMI body mass index
  3. *p < 0.01 vs. men