The Influence of Body Mass Composition on the Postural Characterization of School-Age Children and Adolescents
Table 2
The difference in body posture parameters between the boys and the girls.
Girls
Boys
p
n
M
Me
SD
Q1
Q3
n
M
Me
SD
Q1
Q3
FAT []
230
23.96
23.40
5.52
19.50
27.20
234
19.30
17.60
5.77
15.40
21.70
<0.001
FAT [kg]
230
11.07
9.55
6.24
6.20
14.40
234
9.44
8.20
5.85
5.30
11.20
0.001
FFM [kg]
230
32.56
34.00
9.76
22.90
39.80
234
37.62
36.35
13.43
25.90
49.30
<0.001
TBW [kg]
230
23.83
24.90
7.14
16.80
29.10
234
27.54
26.60
9.83
19.00
36.10
<0.001
PMM [kg]
230
30.88
32.25
9.28
21.70
37.80
234
35.65
34.45
12.82
24.50
46.80
<0.001
BM [kg]
230
1.68
1.75
0.48
1.20
2.00
234
1.97
1.90
0.61
1.40
2.50
<0.001
Pelvic torsion [degree]
230
3.72
2.90
3.36
1.40
4.80
234
3.59
2.85
3.50
1.30
4.80
0.561
Pelvic obliquity [degree]
230
2.04
1.60
1.83
0.70
2.80
234
2.18
1.95
1.71
0.80
3.00
0.110
Pelvic/ shoulder obliquity [degree]
230
2.38
1.90
1.85
1.00
3.40
234
3.55
2.50
10.86
1.20
4.10
0.018
Scapula distance difference [mm]
230
6.94
5.00
5.83
3.00
10.00
234
7.18
6.00
6.46
3.00
9.00
0.988
Pelvic height difference right [mm]
229
3.85
0.00
6.24
0.00
5.80
234
4.95
0.40
6.98
0.00
9.00
0.173
Pelvic height difference left [mm]
230
4.17
0.20
6.53
0.00
6.10
234
3.98
0.00
6.37
0.00
6.10
0.729
Shoulder height difference right [mm]
83
6.24
4.80
5.50
2.50
8.40
67
6.79
6.60
4.93
3.10
9.40
0.183
Shoulder height difference left [mm]
146
11.83
10.25
8.04
5.30
17.30
167
11.38
9.40
8.84
4.50
16.20
0.438
BM kg]: bone mass; Fat %]: body fat percentage; Fat kg]: mass of body fat; FFMkg]: free-fat mass; M: mean; Me: median; n: number of subjects; p: Mann–Whitney test probability value; PMM kg]: muscle mass; Q1: first quartile; Q3: third quartile; SD: standard deviation; TBW kg]: total body water mass.
