Table 2 Descriptive statistics of age, BMI and selected anthropometric traits in either sex of adult individuals
From: Assessment of nutritional status using anthropometric variables by multivariate analysis
Variables | Male (n = 387) | Female (n = 393) | Total (n = 780) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | S.D. | Mean | S.D. | Mean | S.D. | |
Age (yr.) | 35.85 | 14.14 | 35.99 | 13.75 | 35.92 | 13.94 |
Height (Ht.) (cm.) | 162.05 | 5.26 | 150.50 | 5.17 | 156.23 | 7.78 |
Weight (Wt.) (kg.) | 50.78 | 7.18 | 42.34 | 7.60 | 46.53 | 8.51 |
Mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) (cm.) | 23.18 | 3.18 | 21.38 | 4.61 | 22.20 | 3.58 |
Calf Circumference (CC) (cm.) | 30.02 | 4.21 | 27.42 | 4.13 | 28.71 | 4.37 |
Chest Circumference, normal (CCN) (cm.) | 81.45 | 7.25 | 71.04 | 6.80 | 76.20 | 8.74 |
Waist Circumference (WC) (cm.) | 71.15 | 6.78 | 70.18 | 9.26 | 70.66 | 8.14 |
Hip Circumference (HC) (cm.) | 80.66 | 7.56 | 80.14 | 7.75 | 80.40 | 7.65 |
Biceps Skinfold (BSK) (mm.) | 3.03 | 1.83 | 4.23 | 3.37 | 3.63 | 2.78 |
Triceps Skinfold (TSK) (mm.) | 5.28 | 2.43 | 8.37 | 4.36 | 6.84 | 3.85 |
Calf Skinfold (CSK) (mm.) | 6.15 | 3.86 | 8.99 | 4.51 | 7.58 | 4.43 |
Sub scapular Skinfold (SBSK) (mm.) | 7.68 | 2.90 | 9.81 | 5.12 | 8.75 | 4.30 |
Supra iliac Skinfold (SISK) (mm.) | 3.76 | 1.71 | 5.80 | 7.36 | 4.79 | 5.46 |
Body Mass Index (BMI) | 19.33 | 2.49 | 18.66 | 3.09 | 18.99 | 2.83 |