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Table 1 Characteristic of the participated volunteers

From: Posterior femoral cutaneous nerve sensory conduction study in a sample of apparently healthy Egyptian volunteers

Characteristic

Participants (n = 60)

Male participants (n = 31)

Female participants (n = 29)

Comparison between men and women

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Test of significance

P

Demographic characteristics

 Age (year)

37.86 ± 13.42

39.16 ± 12.75

36.48 ± 14.20

t = 0.769

0.445

 Women†

29 (48.3)

NA

NA

NA

NA

Anthropometric characteristics

 Height (cm)

165.81 ± 5.67

166.96 ± 5.39

164.58 ± 5.79

t = 1.649

0.104

 Weight (kg)

69.49 ± 11.05

69.95 ± 9.84

69.00 ± 12.37

t = 0.331

0.742

 BMI (kg/m2)

25.27 ± 3.84

25.12 ± 3.69

25.42 ± 4.05

t = − 0.304

0.762

 BMI category

  Underweight†

2 (3.3)

0 (0)

2 (6.9)

X2 = 3.217

0.359

  Normal weight†

27 (45.0)

16 (51.6)

11 (37.9)

  

  Overweight†

26 (43.3)

12 (38.7)

14 (48.3)

  

  Obesity†

5 (8.3)

3 (9.7)

2 (6.9)

  
  1. BMI, body mass index; n, number of volunteers; SD, standard deviation; t, value of Student’s t-test; NA, not applicable; X2, value of Chi-square test
  2. *Significant when P is < 0.05
  3. †Results are number (percentage)