Table 1

Anthropometric profile of the 4 DS participants.

Participant1 (●) 2 (▲)3 (■)4 (♦)Average ± SD (○)
Age (years)19.022.631.442.929.0 ± 10.6
BM (kg)62.473.670.765.067.9 ± 5.1
Height (cm)158.8156.2160.7161.9159.4 ± 2.5
Sitting Height (cm)91.488.589.692.390.5 ± 1.7
Wingspan (cm)156.7151.0156.8156.2155.2 ± 2.8
Skinfolds (mm)Triceps5.015.013.013.411.6 ± 4.5
Subscapular7.025.026.019.019.3 ± 8.7
Biceps3.011.412.05.27.9 ± 4.5
Pectoral4.019.419.08.412.7 ± 7.7
Iliac crest8.025.228.024.021.3 ± 9.0
Supraspinal5.016.413.09.611.0 ± 4.9
Abdominal6.428.014.013.215.4 ± 9.1
Front thigh8.026.427.023.021.1 ± 8.9
Medial calf4.016.015.09.611.2 ± 5.5
Girths (cm)Relaxed arm25.533.231.729.530.0 ± 3.3
Flexed arm28.033.932.331.231.4 ± 2.5
Waist66.585.685.578.579.0 ± 9.0
Hip92.5102.995.993.596.2 ± 4.7
Mid-thigh48.556.355.052.553.1 ± 3.4
Calf maximum33.337.235.035.235.2 ± 1.6
Ankle21.023.421.222.021.9 ± 1.1
Breadths (cm)Humerus6.56.46.06.66.4 ± 0.3
Wrist5.45.05.15.55.3 ± 0.2
Femur9.99.19.69.59.5 ± 0.3
Ankle6.66.47.06.96.7 ± 0.3
ProportionalityBMI (kg/m2)24.730.227.424.826.8 ± 2.6
SitH/H ratio0.580.570.560.570.57 ± 0.01
BAI (%)28.234.729.127.429.8 ± 3.3
RFM (%)29.733.630.529.430.8 ± 2.0
WHtR0.420.550.530.480.50 ± 0.06
WHR0.720.830.890.840.82 ± 0.07
Body compositionΣ6 skinfolds (mm)37.0124.0122.098.695.4 ± 35.2
Σ8 skinfolds (mm)46.4163.4148.0117.0118.7 ± 51.9
%FM – Durnin and Womersley10.427.728.124.422.6 ± 8.3
%FM – Jackson and Pollock4.220.918.114.914.5 ± 7.3
%FM – Rossato6.630.033.332.425.6 ± 12.7
%FM – Kotler5.310.28.06.47.5 ± 2.1
Somatotype componentEndomorphy1.76.05.44.54.4 ± 1.9
Mesomorphy5.45.74.54.95.1 ± 0.5
Ectomorphy0.90.10.41.00.6 ± 0.4
BAI, body adiposity index; BM, body mass; BMI, body mass index; FM, fat mass; RFM, relative fat mass; SitH/H, sitting height/standing height; SD, standard deviation; WHR, waist-to-height ratio; WHtR, waist-to-hip ratio; Σ6 skinfolds, sum of six skinfolds: triceps, subscapular, supraspinal, abdominal, thigh and calf; Σ8 skinfolds, sum of eight skinfolds: triceps, subscapular, biceps, iliac crest, supraspinal, abdominal, thigh and calf.