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Table 1 (abstract ABS031) Anthropometric data of black paediatric athletes by geographical origin

From: Meeting Abstracts from the British Society of Echocardiography Annual Meeting: BSEcho 2022

 

West Asian

(n = 88)

West African

(n = 52)

East African

(n = 60)

Height, cm

170.0 ± 9.0a

177.8 ± 13.0b,c

168.9 ± 12.0c

Weight, kg

64.1 ± 16.6b

64.5 ± 15.7b

55.4 ± 12.2a,c

BSA

1.73 ± 0.26b

1.77 ± 0.13b

1.60 ± 0.23a,c

Age, years

15.4 ± 1.9

15.0 ± 2.0

15.5 ± 2.1

  1. Cm, centimeters; kg, kilograms; n, number of participants
  2. aStatistical difference vs. West African
  3. bStatistical difference vs. East African
  4. cStatistical difference vs. West Asian
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