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Table 1 Normative anthropometry and DXA-data on 1052 young Swedish males aged 18–28 years

From: Does peak bone mass correlate with peak bone strength? Cross-sectional normative dual energy X-ray absorptiometry data in 1052 men aged 18–28 years

Age-group

18.00–18.99

19.00–19.99

20.00–20.99

21.00–21.99

22.00–22.99

23.00–23.99

Mean age (years)

18.6

19.3

20.4

21.5

22.4

23.4

Numbers

90

97

93

98

91

106

Weight (kg)

75.1 (13.2)

76.6 (12.1)

78.0 (13.4)

81.1 (16.1)

79.8 (13.6)

75.5 (10.5)

Height (cm)

181.9 (7.0)

181.4 (7.5)

180.8 (6.9)

181.8 (6.5)

181.9 (6.8)

180.1 (6.4)

BMI (kg/m2)

22.7 (3.6)

23.2 (3.1)

23.8 (3.5)

24.5 (4.4)

24.2 (4.1)

23.3 (3.1)

Total body fat mass (kg)

14.3 (9.6)

14.2 (8.1)

15.9 (8.9)

16.5 (10.5)

17.3 (10.3)

15.1 (7.8)

Total body lean mass (kg)

57.8 (6.5)

59.1 (7.3)

59.0 (6.7)

60.2 (7.1)

59.1 (6.5)

57.1 (6.0)

Femoral neck

 BMC (g)

6.42 (1.08)

6.63 (1.13)

6.41 (1.02)

6.45 (1.07)

6.34 (1.12)

6.16 (0.97)

 Area (cm2)

5.56 (0.40)

5.55 (0.41)

5.50 (0.38)

5.55 (0.40)

5.55 (0.42)

5.44 (0.38)

 aBMD (g/cm2)

1.15 (0.16)

1.19 (0.17)

1.16 (0.17)

1.16 (0.16)

1.14 (0.18)

1.13 (0.15)

Trochanter area

 BMC (g)

13.62 (3.23)

14.22 (3.59)

13.91 (3.52)

14.01 (3.44)

14.02 (3.41)

13.37 (2.79)

 Area (cm2)

14.41 (1.90)

14.50 (2.20)

14.47 (2.04)

14.65 (2.24)

14.82 (1.82)

14.43 (1.71)

 aBMD (g/cm2)

0.94 (0.15)

0.97 (0.15)

0.95 (0.16)

0.95 (0.15)

0.94 (0.15)

0.92 (0.13)

Total hip

 BMC (g)

41.50 (6.90)

42.93 (7.17)

42.06 (7.30)

42.50 (7.32)

42.07 (7.44)

40.98 (6.11)

 Area (cm2)

36.47 (2.55)

36.46 (2.74)

36.22 (2.64)

36.73 (2.94)

36.69 (2.33)

36.09 (2.34)

 aBMD (g/cm2)

1.14 (0.16)

1.18 (0.16)

1.16 (0.17)

1.16 (0.16)

1.14 (0.17)

1.13 (0.14)

Age-group

24.00–24.99

25.00–25.99

26.00–26.99

27.00–27.99

28.00–28.99

All age groups

Mean age (years)

24.4

25.4

26.4

27.5

28.5

23.5

Numbers

84

97

98

112

86

1052

Weight (kg)

78.3 (13.3)

80.0 (10.3)

82.4 (14.5)

79.7 (12.4)

83.3 (12.2)

79.1 (13.1)

Height (cm)

181.4 (7.0)

180.7 (6.2)

181.5 (6.5)

180.7 (7.1)

182.6 (6.4)

181.3 (6.8)

BMI (kg/m2)

23.8 (3.7)

24.5 (2.9)

25.0 (4.6)

24.4 (3.5)

25.0 (3.4)

24.0 (3.7)

Total body fat mass (kg)

15.7 (9.1)

17.7 (8.1)

19.3 (11.3)

17.1 (8.8)

18.3 (9.1)

16.5 (9.4)

Total body lean mass (kg)

59.3 (7.0)

59.0 (6.8)

59.6 (6.7)

59.2 (6.6)

61.4 (7.1)

59.1 (6.8)

Femoral neck

 BMC (g)

6.26 (0.94)

6.42 (1.19)

6.13 (1.04)

6.24 (0.96)

6.47 (1.04)

6.35 (1.06)

 Area (cm2)

5.57 (0.38)

5.63 (0.40)

5.53 (0.40)

5.56 (0.38)

5.66 (0.35)

5.56 (0.39)

 aBMD (g/cm2)

1.12 (0.15)

1.14 (0.17)

1.11 (0.16)

1.12 (0.15)

1.14 (0.16)

1.14 (0.16)

Trochanter area

 BMC (g)

13.91 (3.18)

14.04 (3.26)

13.30 (3.13)

13.55 (2.98)

14.16 (3.11)

13.81 (3.24)

 Area (cm2)

14.81 (2.08)

14.94 (1.96)

14.60 (2.05)

14.69 (1.96)

14.91 (1.97)

14.65 (2.00)

 aBMD (g/cm2)

0.93 (0.14)

0.93 (0.14)

0.90 (0.13)

0.92 (0.13)

0.94 (0.13)

0.94 (0.14)

Total hip

 BMC (g)

41.81 (6.47)

42.55 (7.12)

40.81 (6.88)

41.40 (6.29)

42.99 (6.95)

41.94 (6.91)

 Area (cm2)

36.78 (2.47)

37.27 (2.57)

36.63 (2.55)

36.75 (2.59)

37.48 (2.42)

36.68 (2.58)

 aBMD (g/cm2)

1.13 (0.14)

1.14 (0.16)

1.11 (0.16)

1.13 (0.14)

1.15 (0.16)

1.14 (0.16)

  1. BMI body mass index, BMC bone mineral content, aBMD areal bone mineral density
  2. Data are presented as means with 1 standard deviation bracketed. Age group 18 contains individuals between 18.0 to 18.9 years of age etc.