Table 1 |
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| Characteristics of cases in the study and control groups | ||||||
| Parameter | Minimum | Maximum | Mean | SD | P value | |
| Age (years) | Study group | 17 | 31 | 19.37 | 1.97 | 0.670 |
| Control group | 18 | 35 | 19.53 | 2.25 | ||
| Height (m) | Study group | 1.50 | 1.85 | 1.63 | 0.064 | 0.620 |
| Control group | 1.53 | 1.73 | 1.62 | 0.057 | ||
| Weight (kg) | Study group | 54.30 | 121.20 | 72.30 | 13.26 | 0.054 |
| Control group | 46.30 | 95.50 | 68.01 | 10.78 | ||
| BMI (kg/ m2) | Study group | 17.53 | 51.10 | 27.31 | 5.42 | 0.076 |
| Control group | 17.22 | 34.66 | 25.78 | 3.85 | ||
| Body fat % | Study group | 11.70 | 32.00 | 19.45 | 4.24 | 0.14 |
| Control group | 9.50 | 26.90 | 18.31 | 4.14 | ||
Babiker et al. Nutrition Journal 2012 11:111 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-11-111
