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Table 1 Demographic data of the total sample and comparison of anthropometric and body composition variables between the injured and non-injured groups

From: Can anthropometric, body composition, and bone variables be considered risk factors for musculoskeletal injuries in Brazilian military students?

 

Total n = 205

Non-injured n = 149

Injured n = 56

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Variables

Mean

SD

Min

Max

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

Age (years)

19.6

1.4

16.7

23.9

19.5

1.5

19.8

1.4

0.168

Height (cm)

176.2

6.4

160.3

192.4

175.8

6.4

177.3

6.1

0.111

Body mass (kg)

71.3

8.1

53.8

95.5

71.3

8.5

71.2

7.0

0.889

BMI (kg/m2)

22.9

2.1

17.62

28.8

23.1

2.1

22.6

2.0

0.187

FM (kg)

12.5

3.4

5.7

22.3

12.5

3.4

12.4

3.6

0.914

%FM

17.2

3.7

9.7

26.1

17.2

3.5

17.2

4.1

0.979

FFM (kg)

56.3

5.9

41.3

75.4

56.3

6.2

56.1

5.3

0.856

BMC (kg)

3.0

0.4

2.2

4.2

3.0

0.4

3.0

0.4

0.916

BMD (g/cm2)

1.229

0.095

0.989

1.561

1.230

0.093

1.227

0.101

0.874

  1. Abbreviations: SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index, FM fat mass, %FM relative fat mass, FFM fat-free mass, BMC bone mineral content, BMD bone mineral density