Research Article
The Influence of Body Mass Composition on the Postural Characterization of School-Age Children and Adolescents
Table 1
Characteristics of the study group.
| | | n | M | Me | SD | Q1 | Q3 |
| | All |
| | Age [years] | 464 | 11.52 | 12.00 | 2.99 | 9.00 | 14.00 |
| | Height [cm] | 464 | 152.48 | 155.50 | 17.77 | 137.00 | 167.00 |
| | Weight [kg] | 464 | 45.39 | 44.75 | 16.81 | 30.40 | 56.45 |
| | BMI [kg/m2] | 464 | 18.80 | 18.24 | 3.75 | 16.10 | 20.97 |
| | Girls |
| | Age [years] | 230 | 11.55 | 12 | 2.96 | 9.00 | 14.00 |
| | Height [cm] | 230 | 150.46 | 155 | 15.69 | 136.00 | 163.00 |
| | Weight [kg] | 230 | 43.63 | 44.35 | 15.38 | 29.70 | 54.60 |
| | BMI [kg/m2] | 230 | 18.64 | 18.00 | 3.87 | 15.90 | 20.90 |
| | Boys |
| | Age [years] | 234 | 11.49 | 12 | 3.02 | 9.00 | 14.00 |
| | Height [cm] | 234 | 154.46 | 156.50 | 19.43 | 138.00 | 172.00 |
| | Weight [kg] | 234 | 47.13 | 45 | 17.97 | 31.80 | 60.00 |
| | BMI [kg/m2] | 234 | 18.94 | 18.56 | 3.63 | 16.40 | 21.05 |
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M: mean; Me: median; n: number of subjects; Q1: first quartile; Q3: third quartile SD: standard deviation.
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