Skip to main content

Table 1 Anthropometric characteristics, activity level and ultrasound parameters of 102 Nigerian sportsmen

From: Assessment of the bone quality of black male athletes using calcaneal ultrasound: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Mean ± SD

Median (range)

Age (years)

25.0 ± 6.00

24.0 (17, 47)

Weight (kg)

65.5 ± 8.00

65.0 (46.2, 85.2)

Height (m)

1.73 ± 0.64

1.72 (1.57, 1.89)

BMI (kg/m2)

21.9 ± 2.00

21.8 (17.8, 29.6)

Activity (kcal/kg/day)

35.0 ± 13.7

35.0 (4.00, 65.5)

BUA (dB/MHz)

141 ± 11

142 (111, 161)

SOS (m/s)

1618 ± 40

1617 (1534, 1778)

SI

127 ± 16

129 (83, 172)

T-Score

0.69 ± 0.95

0.82 (-1.88, 3.35)

  1. BMI = body mass index.
  2. BUA = broadband ultrasound attenuation.
  3. SOS = speed of sound.
  4. SI = stiffness index.
Back to article page

Nutrition & Metabolism

ISSN: 1743-7075

Contact us