Variable | CSA (mm2 ± SD) | Wrist/forearm ratio (± SD) | Mean stiffness (kPa ± SD) |
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Gender | |||
Male (n = 16, 22 wrists) | 12.6 ± 2.26 | 2.3 ± 0.43 | 109.78 ± 13.73 |
Female (n = 24, 34 wrists) | 10.3 ± 2.52 | 2.1 ± 0.62 | 78.35 ± 19.58 |
P value | 0.05 | 0.652 | 0.01 |
Age group | |||
< 55 (n = 30; 38 wrists) | 10.8 ± 2.54 | 2.1 ± 0.71 | 99.78 ± 23.27 |
≥ 55 (n = 10; 18 wrists) | 11.3 ± 2.73 | 1.9 ± 0.52 | 111.61 ± 12.43 |
P value | 0.053 | 0.468 | 0.283 |
BMI | |||
< 25 (n = 19; 26 wrists) | 11.2 ± 3.63 | 2.0.2 ± 0.84 | 94.75 ± 29.12 |
≥ 25 (n = 21; 30 wrists) | 11.6 ± 2.91 | 2.3 ± 0.53 | 103.98 ± 18.86 |
P value | 0.414 | 0.637 | 0.591 |