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Table 2 Intergroup comparison of MSI among university students with different ABSI levels in China

From: Relationship between a body shape index and muscle strength index in Chinese university students: a cross-sectional survey

Gender/Age(yr)

ABSI<5th Percentile(A)

5th ≤ ABSI<25th Percentile(B)

25th ≤ ABSI<75th Percentile(C)

75th ≤ ABSI<95th Percentile(D)

ABSI ≥ 95th Percentile(E)

Cohen’s d

N

Mean ± SD

N

Mean ± SD

N

Mean ± SD

N

Mean ± SD

N

Mean ± SD

A/B

A/C

A/D

A/E

B/C

B/D

B/E

C/D

C/E

D/E

Boys

                    

19

61

-0.331 ± 1.956

253

-0.113 ± 1.785

630

0.162 ± 1.982

250

0.105 ± 1.803

62

-0.112 ± 2.000

-0.12

-0.25 a

-0.23 a

-0.11

-0.15

-0.12

0.00

0.03

0.14

0.11

20

82

-0.477 ± 2.583

334

0.131 ± 2.022

827

-0.044 ± 2.034

330

-0.129 ± 1.924

83

-0.338 ± 2.038

-0.26 a

-0.19

-0.15

-0.06

0.09

0.13

0.23 a

0.04

0.14

0.11

21

80

-0.560 ± 1.946

344

0.151 ± 2.276

819

0.026 ± 2.108

331

-0.005 ± 2.128

82

-0.323 ± 2.023

-0.34 a

-0.29 a

-0.27 a

-0.12

0.06

0.07

0.22 a

0.01

0.17

0.15

22

71

-0.250 ± 2.288

292

0.123 ± 2.303

719

0.067 ± 2.191

289

-0.138 ± 2.054

72

-0.363 ± 2.136

-0.16

-0.14

-0.05

0.05

0.02

0.12

0.22 a

0.10

0.20 a

0.11

Girls

                    

19

64

-0.410 ± 1.436

260

-0.036 ± 2.008

661

0.053 ± 1.703

263

-0.079 ± 2.175

64

-0.351 ± 1.668

-0.21 a

-0.29 a

-0.18

-0.04

-0.05

0.02

0.17

0.07

0.24 a

0.14

20

92

-0.010 ± 1.451

355

0.014 ± 1.902

896

0.075 ± 1.917

359

-0.054 ± 1.844

89

-0.583 ± 1.814

-0.01

-0.05

0.03

0.35 a

-0.03

0.04

0.32 a

0.07

0.35 a

0.29 a

21

81

0.010 ± 1.547

322

0.068 ± 1.873

812

0.028 ± 1.963

317

-0.135 ± 1.973

80

-0.170 ± 1.483

-0.03

-0.01

0.08

0.12

0.02

0.11

0.14

0.08

0.11

0.02

22

66

0.096 ± 1.550

261

0.330 ± 1.867

668

-0.028 ± 1.821

259

-0.338 ± 1.810

66

-0.472 ± 1.578

-0.14

0.07

0.26 a

0.36 a

0.19

0.36 a

0.46 a

0.17

0.26 a

0.08

Total

                    

19

125

-0.372 ± 1.703

513

-0.074 ± 1.900

1291

0.106 ± 1.845

513

0.010 ± 2.003

126

-0.233 ± 1.836

-0.17

-0.27 a

-0.21 a

-0.08

-0.10

-0.04

0.09

0.05

0.18

0.13

20

174

-0.230 ± 2.070

689

0.070 ± 1.961

1723

0.018 ± 1.975

689

-0.09 ± 1.882

172

-0.465 ± 1.923

-0.15

-0.12

-0.07

0.12

0.03

0.08

0.28

0.06

0.25 a

0.20 a

21

161

-0.273 ± 1.774

666

0.111 ± 2.090

1631

0.027 ± 2.036

648

-0.069 ± 2.053

162

-0.248 ± 1.773

-0.20 a

-0.16

-0.11

-0.01

0.04

0.09

0.19

0.05

0.14

0.09

22

137

-0.083 ± 1.968

553

0.221 ± 2.109

1387

0.021 ± 2.021

548

-0.233 ± 1.943

138

-0.415 ± 1.884

-0.15

-0.05

0.08

0.17

0.10

0.22

0.32 a

0.13

0.22 a

0.10

  1. Note: a small effect = 0.2, b medium effect = 0.5, c large effect = 0.8; N, number; SD, standard deviation; Effect size between different groups