Validation of a Novel Physical Activity Assessment Device in Morbidly Obese Females

Table 2

Participant characteristics.

		Cases				Controls
Pair	Age	Height	Weight	BMI	Age	Height	Weight	BMI
	(yr)	(m)	(kg)	(kg/${\text{m}}^2$)	(yr)	(m)	(kg)	(kg/${\text{m}}^2$)
1	29	1.62	108.1	41.19	31	1.61	52.0	20.06
2	32	1.65	142.3	52.27	35	1.65	60.8	22.33
3	33	1.70	117.9	40.80	32	1.68	63.5	22.50
4	46	1.65	141.0	51.79	44	1.64	61.2	22.75
5	57	1.60	111.1	43.40	55	1.59	51.0	20.17
6	58	1.68	158.7	56.23	58	1.64	60.6	22.53
Mean ± S. D.	42.5 ± 13.0	1.65 ± 0.04	129.4 ± 20.4	47.61 ± 6.62	42.5 ± 11.8	1.64 ± 0.03	58.2 ± 5.3	21.73 ± 1.25

Each one of the six morbidly obese study participants (cases) was matched with a normal weight control with regard to age, height, gender (all females), and race (all Caucasians).