Table 1 Participant physical characteristics

Number of subjects

25

25

Age (years)

14.7 ± 3.0*

16.8 ± 3.3*

Age range (years)

10.2–23.1

10.6–23.2

Gender (m,f)

19, 6

19, 6

Body mass (kg)

51.1 ± 16.3*

65.1 ± 12.5*

Height (m)

1.59 ± 0.14*

1.72 ± 0.13*

BMI

20.0 ± 4.0

21.7 ± 2.1

Ethnicity

24 white caucasion, 1 mixed.

24 white caucasion, 1 black.

GMFCS level I

6

–

GMFCS level II

14

–

GMFCS level III

5

–