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Table 2 Comparison of anthropometric measurements of cases and controls

From: Associations of anthropometric measures on breast cancer risk in pre- and postmenopausal women—a case-control study

 

Premenopausal women

Postmenopausal women

All women

n = 239

n = 248

n = 487

Cases (61) mean value (SD)

Controls (178) mean value (SD)

P value

Cases (132) mean value (SD)

Controls (116) mean value (SD)

P value

Cases mean value (SD)

Controls mean value (SD)

P value

Overall body size

 Body mass (kg)

67.98 (13.06)

65.45 (12.16)

0.28

69.47 (12.24)

70.18 (12.11)

0.71

69.0 (12.49)

67.32 (12.34)

0.14

 Height (m)

1.59 (0.06)

1.59 (0.06)

0.38

1.56 (0.06)

1.55 (0.06)

0.20

1.57 (0.06)

1.58 (0.06)

0.16

 WHR

0.80 (0.05)

0.76 (0.05)

<0.01

0.81 (0.05)

0.81 (0.07)

0.21

0.81 (0.05)

0.78 (0.07)

<0.01

 BMI

27.14 (5.96)

25.59 (4.78)

0.26

28.48 (4.54)

29.14 (4.46)

0.99

28.07 (5.06)

26.99 (4.96)

0.05

 Waist circumference (cm)

82.21 (10.68)

78.92 (10.53)

0.05

87.06 (10.61)

89.25 (12.0)

0.30

85.52 (10.84)

82.99 (12.21)

<0.01

 Hip circumference (cm)

103.23 (9.46)

103.53 (9.07)

0.85

106.86 (10.75)

109.5 (10.13)

0.08

105.71 (10.47)

105.89 (9.93)

0.95

Regional body sizes

 Arm circumference (cm)

29.19 (4.24)

28.87 (3.34)

0.87

30.05 (3.64)

31.12 (3.74)

0.03

29.78 (3.85)

29.76 (3.67)

0.66

 Thigh circumference (cm)

56.13 (5.2)

54.58 (5.31)

0.05

55.70 (5.12)

53.59 (6.56)

0.01

55.83 (5.13)

54.19 (5.83)

<0.01

 Wrist circumference (cm)

16.26 (1.06)

15.91 (0.92)

0.02

16.95 (1.08)

16.55 (1.14)

0.01

16.72 (1.12)

16.16 (1.06)

<0.01

 Neck circumference (cm)

34.58 (2.87)

35.61 (2.21)

0.21

35.02 (2.47)

35.45 (2.35)

0.29

34.88 (2.6)

35.54 (18.0)

0.10

 Triceps skinfold thickness (mm)

30.50 (9.39)

24.52 (7.4)

<0.01

30.03 (8.96)

27.84 (7.46)

0.21

30.19 (9.07)

25.84 (7.59)

<0.01

 Subscapular skinfold thickness (mm)

32.32 (12.68)

29.42 (11.44)

0.12

35.35 (11.06)

33.72 (12.51)

0.08

34.4 (11.65)

31.12 (12.04)

<0.01

 Suprailiac skinfold thickness (mm)

34.35 (12.81)

34.06 (14.05)

0.88

38.57 (11.7)

42.73 (15.44)

0.09

37.23 (12.19)

37.49 (15.2)

0.80

 Calf skinfold thickness (mm)

20.44 (5.74)

17.87 (4.62)

0.02

19.88 (5.22)

18.97 (5.24)

0.33

20.04 (5.35)

18.3 (4.89)

0.01

Thickness of the skeleton

 Hip width (biiliocristal) (mm)

59.35 (3.81)

58.05 (4.6)

0.04

61.04 (5.64)

62.73 (5.23)

0.02

60.52 (5.19)

59.9 (5.36)

0.08

 Shoulder width (biacromial) (mm)

76.53 (4.65)

73.86 (4.84)

<0.01

76.50 (6.38)

73.35 (5.33)

<0.01

76.51 (5.88)

73.66 (5.04)

<0.01

 Wrist width (mm)

52.54 (2.97)

51.66 (3.1)

0.17

54.07 (3.18)

53.77 (3.4)

0.58

53.6 (3.18)

52.48 (3.38)

0.01

 Elbow width (mm)

71.80 (7.46)

64.38 (5.1)

<0.01

72.50 (9.93)

66.84 (5.76)

<0.01

72.31 (9.28)

65.36 (5.5)

<0.01

 Knee width (mm)

93.81 (9.53)

92.78 (6.73)

0.32

97.03 (8.89)

96.79 (8.1)

0.83

96.03 (9.16)

94.32 (7.53)

0.07

 Ankle width (mm)

66.13 (3.47)

63.90 (3.67)

<0.01

66.59 (4.08)

64.96 (3.84)

0.01

66.45 (3.88)

64.31 (3.77)

<0.01

 Arm width (mm)

76.29 (3.55)

74.51 (3.86)

<0.01

77.60 (3.76)

74.88 (3.9)

<0.01

77.19 (3.74)

74.65 (3.87)

<0.01

 Transverse chest diameter (mm)

278.25 (21.52)

267.13 (20.92)

<0.01

276.61 (21.16)

275.27 (23.11)

0.63

277.13 (21.22)

270.34 (22.13)

<0.01

 Sagittal chest diameter (mm)

202.92 (23.28)

198.76 (21.96)

0.33

218.16 (23.14)

219.87 (23.04)

0.76

213.37 (24.18)

207.09 (24.62)

<0.01

 Maximal pelvis diameter (mm)

342.20 (25.4)

346.52 (28.98)

0.30

345.36 (23.39)

362.64 (27.87)

<0.01

344.37 (24.02)

352.88 (29.57)

<0.01

Body proportions

 Length of trunk (mm)

487.02 (26.72)

503.22 (36.71)

<0.01

489.60 (70.27)

500.81 (36.56)

<0.01

488.79 (60.14)

502.27 (36.61)

<0.01

 Hip-to-shoulder ratio

77.55 (4.74)

78.74 (6.04)

0.24

79.97 (5.86)

85.69 (6.46)

<0.01

79.21 (5.63)

81.48 (7.07)

<0.01

 Hip-to-height ratio

18.20 (1.55)

18.29 (1.42)

0.44

18.99 (1.35)

20.20 (1.51)

<0.01

18.74 (1.46)

19.04 (1.73)

0.05

 Shoulder-to-height ratio

23.44 (1.33)

23.25 (1.06)

0.20

23.78 (1.16)

23.6 (1.08)

0.26

23.67 (1.23)

23.39 (1.08)

<0.01

 Trunk-to-height ratio

30.69 (1.96)

31.57 (2.09)

<0.01

31.39 (4.72)

32.29 (2.06)

<0.01

31.17 (4.07)

31.86 (2.11)

<0.01