Brief Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2013; 19(4): 550-555
Published online Jan 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i4.550
Table 1 Physical characteristic of the participants
VariableMale (n = 23)Female (n = 24)Total (n = 47)P value
Age (yr)37.3 ± 5.835.9 ± 5.636.0 ± 5.90.108
Height (cm)172.1 ± 5.1159.6 ± 6.3165.2 ± 8.5< 0.001
Weight (kg)75.6 ± 12.555.2 ± 6.864.4 ± 14.1< 0.001
BMI (kg/m2)24.5 ± 3.521.7 ± 2.523.4 ± 3.5< 0.001
LBM (kg)57.1 ± 15.341.1 ± 5.048.3 ± 13.5< 0.001
BF (%)21.1 ± 8.725.5 ± 3.523.5 ± 6.70.009