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Characteristics (mean and standard deviation) of the 766 subjects considered for estimation and validation of the reference values |
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| Gender |
Age (yrs) |
N |
Height (cm) m (sd)§ |
Weight (kg) m (sd)§ |
BMI* m (sd)§ |
|
|
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| Males |
3 |
19 |
104.6 (3.5) |
16.3 (1.9) |
14.9 (1.5) |
| 4 |
181 |
107.3 (4.9) |
17.8 (2.6) |
15.4 (1.8) |
|
| 5 |
177 |
113.3 (4.6) |
19.9 (2.8) |
15.4 (1.8) |
|
| 6 |
29 |
118.7 (5.5) |
22.9 (4.2) |
16.2 (2.2) |
|
| Total |
406 |
110.5(5.9) |
18.9 (3.1) |
15.4 (1.8) |
|
| Females |
3 |
15 |
105.1 (4.4) |
17.9 (1.8) |
16.2 (1.2) |
| 4 |
163 |
108.9 (4.7) |
18.7 (2.5) |
15.7 (1.7) |
|
| 5 |
162 |
114.7 (5.5) |
21.1 (3.7) |
16.0 (2.1) |
|
| 6 |
20 |
119.3 (5.7) |
24.3 (6.0) |
17.0 (3.3) |
|
| Total |
360 |
112.0 (5.6) |
20.1 (3.0) |
16.0 (1.9) |
|
| Whole group |
3 |
34 |
104.9 (4.0) |
17.4 (1.9) |
15.8 (1.4) |
| 4 |
344 |
108.2 (4.9) |
18.3 (2.6) |
15.6 (1.8) |
|
| 5 |
329 |
114.0 (5.1) |
20.5 (3.4) |
15.7 (2.0) |
|
| 6 |
49 |
119.1 (5.6) |
23.8 (5.4) |
16.7 (2.9) |
|
| Total |
766 |
111.3 (6.2) |
19.6 (3.5) |
15.7(1.9) |
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* BMI = Body Mass Index § m (sd) = mean (standard deviation) | |||||
Piccioni et al. Respiratory Research 2007 8:14 doi:10.1186/1465-9921-8-14 |
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