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Table 1 Participant and bone characteristics by sex and group

From: Bone health and physical activity in adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a cross-sectional case-control study

 

JIA Male (n = 7)

TD Male (n = 7)

JIA Female (n = 14)

TD Female (n = 14)

Participant Characteristics

    

Age (years)

14.9 (13.3, 19.0)

14.6 (11.8, 18.1)

14.8 (10.7, 20.1)

15.5 (10.1, 19.9)

Maturity offset (years from age at peak height velocity)

1.7 (-0.2, 4.1)

0.9 (-1.8, 3.7)

2.4 (-1.9, 5.6)

2.3 (-1.7, 5.3)

Weight (kg)

61.0 (48.5, 101.5)

51.0 (34.0, 77.0)

50.3 (28.5, 66.0)

52.5 (34.00, 87.0)

Height (cm)

175.0 (160.3, 184.2)

170.2 (144.6, 182.5)

159.5 (133.5,175.0)

161.8 (143.8, 175.0)

Total Body Bone Characteristics

   

aBMD (g/cm2)

1.0 (0.9, 1.2)

0.9 (0.8, 1.2)

1.0 (0.6, 1.1)

1.1 (0.8, 1.2)

BMC (g)

2070 (1381, 2963)

1649 (1160, 2652)

1752 (845, 2271)

1959 (1253, 2440)

aBMD height adjusted z-score

-1.1 (-1.8, 0.3)

-0.7 (-1.3, 0.8)

-0.3 (-2.9, 1.1)

0.1 (-0.7, 1.3)

BMC height adjusted z-score

-0.9 (-1.3, 0.2)

-0.6 (-1.5, 0.7)

-0.2 (-1.7, 0.8)

0.3 (-0.9, 1.3)

Physical Activity and Muscle

    

MVPA (min/day)

47.7 (28.4, 72.7)

81.9 (30.1, 112.5)

44.3 (18.1, 111.9)

66.0 (25.7, 190.6)

TSLH (% of leg length)

499 (336, 649)

558 (461, 697)

500 (333, 643)

485 (380, 612)

Total body lean mass (kg)

53.5 (41.0, 61.5)

43.4 (28.4, 65.1)

36.6 (19.9, 47.7)

39.1 (26.1, 54.9)

  1. Data are presented as median (range). aBMD = areal bone mineral density, BMC = bone mineral content, MVPA = moderate-vigorous physical activity, TSLH = triple single leg hop.