Table 1. Anthropometric measurements at baseline and handgrip strength over four years in male and female students. Data are means (SD).
| Variables |
Males |
Females |
Overall |
| N |
2769 |
880 |
3649 |
| Age (year) |
18.1 (0.4) |
18.1 (0.5) |
18.1 (0.5) |
| Height (cm) |
173.4 (6.5) |
161.0 (5.6) |
170.4 (8.2) |
| Body mass
(kg) |
66.4 (8.9) |
55.9 (6.2) |
63.8 (9.5) |
| Body mass
index (kg/m2) |
22.1 (2.4) |
21.5 (1.9) |
21.9 (2.3) |
| Handgrip
strength (kg)† |
| First year |
46.4 (6.7) |
30.0 (4.4) |
42.4 (9.4) |
| Second year |
46.7 (6.8) |
30.2 (4.4) |
42.7 (9.5) |
| Third year |
47.1 (6.9) |
30.0 (4.5) |
43.0 (9.8) |
| Fourth year |
47.3 (7.0) |
29.7 (4.5) |
43.0 (9.9) |
†Handgrip strength is the mean of both hands.
