Research Article

Reduction of Skeletal Muscle Power in Adolescent Males Carrying H63D Mutation in the HFE Gene

Table 1

Anthropometrics characteristics of the subjects.

VariablesEGCG value

Age (y)16.7 ± 0.4117.2 ± 0.380.400
Height (cm)176.6 ± 3.07175.0 ± 2.840.718
Height (-score)−0.10 ± 0.51−0.43 ± 0.460.651
Weight (kg)67.2 ± 4.8462.3 ± 3.680.454
Weight (-score)−0.08 ± 0.47−0.60 ± 0.340.415
BMI (kg⋅m−2)21.4 ± 0.7920.3 ± 0.890.391
BMI (-score)0.05 ± 0.31−0.42 ± 0.290.296
BSA (m2)1.81 ± 0.081.73 ± 0.060.486

Results are shown as means ± SEM. No statistically significant differences were noted between the groups in any of these measures. EG, hemochromatosis group; CG, control group; BMI, body mass index; BSA, body surface area.