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Table 2 Anthropometric measurements among low and high altitude dwellers

From: Genotyped indigenous Kiwcha adults at high altitude are lighter and shorter than their low altitude counterparts

 

Female

Male

Low altitude

High altitude

(%) Diff

Sig.

Low altitude

High altitude

(%) Diff

Sig.

Shoulder height, both arms (cm)

126.7 ± 6.8

127.1 ± 7.6

0.3

0.729

136.5 ± 6.8

128.90± 8.2

5.7

0.000

Hip height (cm)

85.0 ± 4.5

84.1 ± 5.6

1.1

0.323

89.0 ± 4.0

83.2 ± 6.1

6.7

0.000

Buttock height (cm)

66.6 ± 3.7

65.4 ± 4.7

1.8

0.095

69.5 ± 3.0

66.7 ± 5.5

4.1

0.011

Lateral arm length (cm)

153.0 (148.0–156.0)

152.0 (149.0–160.0)

0.7

0.520

165.0 (158.0–175.0)

161.0 (151.0–167.0)

2.5

0.048

Shoulder height, one arm (cm)a

40.0 (37.0–41.0)

41.0 (39.0–45.0)

2.5

0.002

44.0 (43.0–46.0)

42.0 (40.0–44.0)

4.7

0.004

Bi-acromial shoulder width (cm)

52.0 (49.0–57.0)

50.0 (43.0–53.5)

3.9

0.001

52.0 (47.0–55.0)

49.0 (39.0–52.0)

5.9

0.045

Bi-iliac width (cm)

50.0 ± 8.0

49.00 ± 5.0

2.0

0.641

49.0 ± 5.0

48.0 ± 5.0

2.1

0.477

Arm length (cm)

66.1 ± 3.7

66.9 ± 6.5

1.2

0.417

70.8 ± 5.4

69.5 ± 5.1

1.9

0.268

Chest circumference (cm)

95.2 ± 10.1

95.9 ± 11.1

0.7

0.707

96.2 ± 10.1

94.2 ± 10.9

2.1

0.391

Waist circumference (cm)

84.1 ± 11.1

92.1 ± 8.70

9.1

0.000

89.4 ± 10.4

88.8 ± 9.1

0.7

0.782

Head circumference (cm)a

54.0 (53.0–55.0)

56.0 (55.0–57.0)

3.6

0.000

55.0 (55.0–57.0)

56.5 (55.0–57.0)

2.7

0.012

Body fat (%)

28.5 ± 6.6

33.3 ± 9.1

15.5

0.002

28.7 ± 6.7

28.7 ± 11.3

0.0

0.985

Body muscle (%)

36.3 ± 7.5

28.3 ± 6.7

24.8

0.000

29.0 ± 6.1

33.2 ± 8.3

13.5

0.038

Corporeal age (years)

29.0 ± 11.0

46.0 ± 14.0

45.3

0.000

36.0 ± 9.0

39.0 ± 17.0

8.0

0.523

  1. aMedian (IQR)