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Table 1 Demographic characteristics, dietary calcium intake and daily activity between the square dance and sedentary control groups

From: The beneficial effects of square dance on musculoskeletal system in early postmenopausal Chinese women: a cross-sectional study

 

Square dance group

N = 74

Control group

N = 78

p Value

Age (years)

56.2 ± 3.4

55.4 ± 2.8

0.33

Height (cm)

155.2 ± 4.8

156.1 ± 5.7

0.68

Weight (kg)

55.5 ± 6.3

55.2 ± 5.8

0.84

BMI (kg/m2)

23.0 ± 3.1

22.7 ± 3.2

0.81

Age at menopause

50.8 ± 3.5

50.3 ± 3.4

0.56

Years since menopause

5.4 ± 3.2

5.1 ± 3.5

0.88

Calcium intake (mg/day)

891.9 ± 59.1

882.4 ± 59.2

0.32

Outdoor walking (h/day)

1.5 ± 0.4

1.6 ± 0.4

0.24

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