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Table 1 Anthropometrics and DXA body composition measures in girls (n = 84), including absolute and relative TEM.

From: Anthropometric multicompartmental model to predict body composition In Brazilian girls

 

Min-Max

Mean

CI 95%

SD

TEM

TEM%

Milesimal age (years)

7 – 17

11.64

11.11 to 12.16

2.42

-

-

PHV (years)

-6.05 – 1.27

-3.16

-3.48 to -2.83

1.51

-

-

DXA measures

Lean soft tissue (kg)

12.55 – 53.39

29.28

27.53 to 31.04

8.08

0.06

0.15

Bone mineral content (kg)

0.74 – 2.55

1.44

1.35 to 1.53

0.43

0.01

0.03

Fat mass (kg)

5.56 – 46.05

16.51

14.98 to 18.05

7.08

0.22

1.42

Anthropometrics

Stature (kg)

116.0 – 178.0

148.00

144.93 to 151.08

14.16

0.17

0.11

Body mass (kg)

19.4 – 101.0

46.84

43.78 to 49.89

14.06

0.27

0.29

BMI (kg/m2)

14.3 – 38.0

20.98

19.97 to 21.99

4.65

-

-

Seat height (cm)

70.0 – 105.0

86.38

84.78 to 87.97

7.35

0.26

0.30

Triceps skinfold (mm)

4.3 – 35.2

15.74

14.22 to 17.26

6.99

0.12

1.09

Subscapular skinfold (mm)

2.0 – 38.0

12.66

11.04 to 14.27

7.43

0.04

0.28

Suprailiac skinfold (mm)

2.5 – 54.0

17.56

15.32 to 19.80

10.34

0.35

2.27

Horizontal abdominal Skinfold (mm)

5.8 – 60.0

21.57

19.43 to 23.72

9.89

0.82

4.20

Thigh skinfold (mm)

9.8 – 58.0

23.76

21.78 to 25.74

9.13

0.63

3.39

Media calf skinfold (mm)

4.1 – 33.0

16.70

15.25 to 18.15

6.69

0.23

1.88

Relaxed arm circumference (cm)

16.0 – 36.0

23.03

22.20 to 23.20

3.83

0.31

1.35

Contracted arm circumference (cm)

16.7 – 36.8

23.97

23.18 to 24.77

3.67

0.08

0.30

Waist circumference (cm)

48.0 – 106.3

64.58

62.68 to 66.48

8.75

0.37

0.56

Abdominal circumference (cm)

52.0 – 117.0

70.45

68.21 to 72.69

10.32

0.48

0.67

Hip circumference (cm)

59.0 – 118.5

83.25

80.70 to 85.80

11.74

1.33

1.50

Thigh circumference (cm)

30.0 – 68.0

46.10

30.00 to 68.00

7.17

0.70

1.47

Calf circumference (cm)

21.0 – 42.0

30.67

29.77 to 31.57

4.15

0.11

0.33

Bi-acromial breadth (cm)

17.0 – 55.7

32.14

31.19 to 33.09

4.38

0.22

0.61

Bi-iliac breadth (cm)

17.0 – 33.6

24.00

23.37 to 24.63

2.92

0.22

0.86

Biepicondylar humerus breadth (cm)

4.1 – 6.9

5.55

5.43 to 5.67

0.57

0.01

0.18

Biepicondylar femur breadth (cm)

4.1 – 11.5

8.32

8.12 to 8.53

0.94

0.02

0.17

  1. SD, Standard deviation, CI Confidence interval, Min-Max minimum – maximum, TEM absolute technical error of measurement, TEM% relative technical error of measurement, DXA Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, PHV years for peak height velocity