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Table 2 Mean values ± SD of body composition parameters in young men having low and high intake of calcium and expending low and high percentage of daily energy engaged in moderate- to vigorous intensity physical activity (PA)

From: The role of physical activity and diet on bone mineral indices in young men: a cross-sectional study

 

Low calcium intake

High calcium intake

P values1

Low PA

High PA

P values1

BMC (g)

      

Whole body

3191.26 ± 555.27

3611.15 ± 486.94

0.02

3263.56 ± 473.83

3502.97 ± 596.04

0.21

Whole body/height

1833.41 ± 267.85

2021.94 ± 239.81

0.04

1872.64 ± 242.08

1968.86 ± 282.55

0.30

Whole body/body mass

42.97 ± 4.61

45.44 ± 3.23

0.07

41.41 ± 3.73

46.13 ± 3.18

<0.001

Whole body/BMI

129.67 ± 12.82

144.57 ± 19.10

0.01

125.39 ± 12.25

145.30 ± 16.26

<0.001

Arms

434.18 ± 85.41

470.52 ± 93.25

0.24

436.66 ± 80.28

463.67 ± 96.48

0.39

Legs

1269.27 ± 251.31

1335.26 ± 232.11

0.43

1266.74 ± 224.37

1327.52 ± 252.87

0.47

Trunk

1056.90 ± 204.60

1209.20 ± 229.90

0.05

1043.53 ± 174.67

1196.36 ± 242.72

0.05

L1L4

94.24 ± 19.30

112.81 ± 21.76

0.01

96.24 ± 19.36

108.83 ± 23.26

0.10

L1L4/body mass

1.28 ± 0.28

1.43 ± 0.31

0.16

1.22 ± 0.20

1.45 ± 0.32

0.02

L1L4/BMI

3.88 ± 0.81

4.53 ± 1.00

0.04

3.70 ± 0.63

4.56 ± 0.99

0.01

L2L4

68.34 ± 13.64

80.71 ± 12.07

0.01

72.31 ± 13.80

76.29 ± 14.46

0.42

L2L4/body mass

0.93 ± 0.18

1.03 ± 0.20

0.14

0.92 ± 0.15

1.02 ± 0.22

0.14

L2L4/BMI

2.80 ± 0.48

3.25 ± 0.65

0.03

2.78 ± 0.43

3.20 ± 0.65

0.04

BMD (g/cm2)

      

Whole body

1.27 ± 0.10

1.30 ± 0.09

0.35

1.27 ± 0.09

1.30 ± 0.10

0.34

Arms

1.01 ± 0.09

1.04 ± 0.10

0.25

1.02 ± 0.09

1.03 ± 0.10

0.65

Legs

1.44 ± 0.12

1.48 ± 0.13

0.36

1.43 ± 0.11

1.48 ± 0.14

0.29

Trunk

1.04 ± 0.11

1.09 ± 0.09

0.14

1.03 ± 0.09

1.08 ± 0.10

0.07

Lumbar L1L4

1.04 ± 0.15

1.06 ± 0.12

0.69

1.05 ± 0.15

1.06 ± 0.12

0.80

Lumbar L2L4

1.15 ± 0.14

1.16 ± 0.16

0.80

1.14 ± 0.16

1.17 ± 0.14

0.49

  1. Abbreviations: BMC, body mineral content; BMD, body mineral density; BMI, Body mass index.
  2. 1 T test.