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Table 1 Baseline characteristics and bone mineral density (BMD) and contents (BMC) levels at different sites by status of physical activity outside school hours. The Tromsø Study, Fit Futures

From: Does the frequency and intensity of physical activity in adolescence have an impact on bone? The Tromsø Study, Fit Futures

 

Inactive

Active

Mean Δ (Choen`s d)

 

N

Mean (SD)

N

Mean (SD)

Girls

     

 Age (years)

166

16.6 (1.5)

333

16.3 (1.2)

 

 Height (cm)

164

163.7 (7.00)

333

165.2 (6.36)

 

 Weight (kg)

164

61.4 (13.4)

333

61.3 (11.6)

 

 BMI (kg/m2)

164

22.9 (4.5)

333

22.5 (4.1)

 

 Smoking

166

 

332

  

Daily

 

12.7 %

 

2.1 %

 

Sometimes

 

20.6 %

 

13.9 %

 

No, never

 

66.7 %

 

84.0 %

 

 Alcohol

166

 

333

  

Never

 

23.5 %

 

24.0 %

 

≤1/month

 

38.6 %

 

48.9 %

 

≥2/month

 

37.9 %

 

27.1 %

 

 FN-BMD (g/cm2)

156

1.030 (0.113)

331

1.084 (0.124)

−0.054 (0.53)

 TH-BMD (g/cm2)

151

1.025 (0.112)

329

1.077 (0.127)

−0.053 (0.51)

 TB-BMD (g/cm2)

163

1.125 (0.076)

332

1.151 (0.076)

−0.026 (0.40)

 FN-BMC (g)

156

4.727 (0.662)

331

5.008 (0.714)

−0.282 (0.47)

 TH-BMC (g)

151

30.79 (4.63)

329

32.61 (4.89)

−1.820 (0.45)

 TB-BMC (g)

163

2493.0 (439.6)

332

2555.4 (381.3)

−62.40 (0.18)

Boys

     

 Age (years)

177

16.2 (0.8)

343

16.3 (1.2)

 

 Height (cm)

177

176.3 (6.8)

343

177.3 (6.5)

 

 Weight (kg)

177

71.4 (17.3)

343

70.2 (13.0)

 

 BMI (kg/m2)

177

22.9 (5.1)

343

22.3 (3.7)

 

 Smoking

177

 

343

  

Daily

 

6.2 %

 

2.6 %

 

Sometimes

 

27.1 %

 

17.2 %

 

No, never

 

66.7 %

 

80.2 %

 

 Alcohol

175

 

343

  

Never

 

31.4 %

 

30.9 %

 

≤1/month

 

33.1 %

 

39.4 %

 

≥2/month

 

35.4 %

 

29.8 %

 

 FN-BMD (g/cm2)

173

1.057 (0.140)

339

1.129 (0.150)

−0.072 (0.56)

 TH-BMD (g/cm2)

170

1.064 (0.140)

333

1.142 (0.147)

−0.078 (0.62)

 TB-BMD (g/cm2)

175

1.157 (0.097)

342

1.195 (0.094)

−0.037 (0.45)

 FN-BMC (g)

173

5.639 (0.871)

339

6.147 (1.019)

−0.508 (0.59)

 TH-BMC (g)

170

37.83 (6.13)

333

41.06 (6.60)

−3.239 (0.57)

 TB-BMC (g)

175

2862.8 (461.8)

342

3020.7 (479.3)

−157.9 (0.38)

  1. Values significant at p < 0.001 in Italic Bold