Analysis of Bone Mineral Density/Content of Paratroopers and Hoopsters

Table 1

Characteristics of participations.

Variables	Paratroopers^a	Hoopsters^b	Controls^c
Subgroup I
Height (cm)	179.83 ± 4.02	184.29 ± 4.11^a,c	173.00 ± 6.73
Weight (kg)	70.03 ± 6.32	75.71 ± 8.01	70.66 ± 11.10
BMI (kg·m^−2)	21.83 ± 1.99	22.29 ± 1.62	23.34 ± 2.68
Subgroup II
Height (cm)	174.1 ± 3.70	181.17 ± 8.13^a,c	173.83 ± 2.14
Weight (kg)	68.72 ± 4.80	76.33 ± 8.45	64.33 ± 3.08
BMI (kg·m^−2)	22.62 ± 2.32	23.18 ± 1.280	21.32 ± 1.23

Note. Data are means ± SD; ^asignificantly different with paratroopers, ; ^bsignificantly different with hoopsters, ; ^csignificantly different with controls, .