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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the age and anthropometric variables among the studied population

From: The association between somatotype and nutritional status: a cross-sectional study among the adult Sabar males of Purulia, West Bengal, India

Anthropometric variables

Mean

SD

Minimum

Maximum

Age (years)

38.8

12.9

18.0

60.0

Height (cm)

162.1

5.4

140.5

176.0

Weight (kg)

49.5

6.5

35.0

77.1

Skinfolds

 Biceps (mm)

3.0

1.1

1.0

14.0

 Triceps (mm)

5.9

2.4

2.0

19.0

 Sub-scapular (mm)

8.8

3.5

3.0

30.0

 Supra-spinale (mm)

7.4

3.0

2.0

20.0

 Medial calf (mm)

5.3

2.2

2.0

18.0

Circumferences

 Arm flexed (cm)

26.3

2.3

20.6

34.0

 Calf (cm)

29.7

2.6

21.7

38.9

Breadth

 Humerus (cm)

6.4

0.3

5.4

8.4

 Femur (cm)

8.7

0.6

3.2

10.0

Somatotype components

 Endomorphy

2.3

0.9

0.7

6.6

 Mesomorphy

3.6

1.1

- 0.3

6.5

 Ectomorphy

3.9

1.3

0.1

8.2

Somatochart coordinates

 X Coordinates

1.6

2.0

−6.5

7.0

 Y Coordinates

1.1

2.9

−10.0

8.1

 BMI (kg/m2)

18.8

2.2

13.3

30.7