Table 1 Comparison of physical parameters between military personnel and age-matched control adults
Item | Military personnel (n = 353) | Control group (n = 380) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
Age (years) | 20.14 | 1.42 | 20.00 | 1.44 | 0.17 |
Height (cm) | 170.98 | 5.05 | 168.89 | 5.98 | < 0.01 |
Weight (kg) | 65.16 | 7.73 | 58.59 | 8.93 | < 0.01 |
Fat mass (kg) | 8.98 | 4.16 | 7.88 | 4.70 | < 0.01 |
Fat-free mass (kg) | 56.20 | 4.77 | 50.72 | 5.43 | < 0.01 |
Trunk fat mass (kg) | 4.36 | 2.52 | 4.14 | 2.82 | 0.27 |
Trunk fat percentage (%) | 12.92 | 6.12 | 13.27 | 6.72 | 0.47 |
Visceral fat mass (kg) | 0.96 | 0.77 | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.08 |
Subcutaneous fat mass (kg) | 8.01 | 3.42 | 7.02 | 3.82 | < 0.01 |
Left arm fat mass (kg) | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.35 | 0.21 | < 0.01 |
Left arm fat percentage (%) | 10.56 | 3.77 | 10.29 | 4.33 | 0.38 |
Left leg fat mass (kg) | 1.95 | 0.70 | 1.58 | 0.80 | < 0.01 |
Left leg fat percentage (%) | 14.75 | 3.86 | 13.01 | 4.62 | < 0.01 |
Right arm fat mass (kg) | 0.37 | 0.16 | 0.33 | 0.17 | < 0.05 |
Right arm fat percentage (%) | 9.85 | 3.59 | 9.60 | 4.17 | 0.39 |
Right leg fat mass (kg) | 1.98 | 0.71 | 1.59 | 0.81 | < 0.01 |
Right leg fat percentage (%) | 14.77 | 3.73 | 12.89 | 4.63 | < 0.01 |
Muscle mass (kg) | 53.29 | 4.53 | 48.08 | 5.16 | < 0.01 |
Trunk muscle mass (kg) | 26.70 | 2.79 | 24.02 | 2.72 | < 0.01 |
Left arm muscle mass (kg) | 3.06 | 2.29 | 2.53 | 1.04 | < 0.01 |
Left leg muscle mass (kg) | 10.28 | 1.02 | 9.45 | 1.18 | < 0.01 |
Right arm muscle mass (kg) | 2.91 | 0.31 | 2.56 | 0.30 | < 0.01 |
Right leg muscle mass (kg) | 10.44 | 1.04 | 9.62 | 1.17 | < 0.01 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 22.26 | 2.28 | 20.50 | 2.67 | < 0.01 |
BFP (%) | 13.35 | 4.75 | 12.80 | 5.51 | 0.15 |
WHR | 0.87 | 0.03 | 0.86 | 0.04 | < 0.01 |