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Table 1 Anthropometric, cardiorespiratory fitness, physical activity, and individual risk factors characteristics of Brazilian adolescents by gender

From: Physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and metabolic syndrome in adolescents: A cross-sectional study

 

Males

N = 233

Females

N = 223

p*

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

Age (years)

14.6

1.6

14.4

1.6

ns

Height (cm)

167.1

11.6

158.8

7.5

< 0.0001

Weight (kg)

57.1

12.5

51.7

10.8

< 0.0001

Waist circumference (cm)

70.8

8.9

65.5

7.0

< 0.0001

VO2máx (ml.-1kg.-1min-1)

49.0

6.2

40.5

4.7

< 0.0001

MVPA

136.8

103.3

75.1

82.2

< 0.0001

SBP (mmHg)

100.7

13.9

95.1

13.2

< 0.0001

DBP (mmHg)

69.1

10.6

68.1

10.6

ns

HDL-C (mg/dL)

45.2

11.0

49.9

14.1

< 0.0001

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

89.3

41.3

85.1

34.4

ns

Fasting glucose (mg/dL)

89.4

13.6

83.7

13.8

< 0.0001

  1. Data are means (SD), * Student's t-test for differences between gender
  2. Abbreviations: MVPA, Moderate-Vigorous Physical Activity; SBP, Systolic blood pressure; DBP, Diastolic blood pressure; ns, non-significant.
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