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Table 1 Anthropometric parameters for Kenyans, French, and Japanese

From: Is the muscle–tendon architecture of non-athletic Kenyans different from that of Japanese and French males?

 

Kenyan (n = 54)

French (n = 81)

Japanese (n = 100)

Age (years)

18.5 ± 1.3

18.4 ± 1.3

18.5 ± 1.3

Body height (cm)

169.1 ± 5.6

177.5 ± 6.5***

171.6 ± 5.2*†††

Body mass (kg)

58.6 ± 6.1

67.8 ± 8.4***

60.6 ± 6.1†††

Thigh length (cm)

40.1 ± 1.7

39.3 ± 2.0*

38.7 ± 2.5***

Thigh length (% height)

23.8 ± 0.9

22.2 ± 0.9***

22.6 ± 1.2***†

Shank length (cm)

39.0 ± 1.6

37.6 ± 2.1***

35.4 ± 1.9***†††

Shank length (% height)

23.1 ± 0.7

21.2 ± 0.7***

20.6 ± 0.7***†††

  1. Group mean ± SD values
  2. * and *** significant difference between Kenyan vs. French and Japanese (p < 0.05 and p < 0.001, respectively)
  3. † and ††† significant difference between French vs. Japanese (p < 0.05 and p < 0.001, respectively)
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Journal of Physiological Anthropology

ISSN: 1880-6805

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