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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of European adolescents

From: Association of objectively measured physical activity with body components in European adolescents

 

All (n = 2200)

Males (n = 1016)

Females (n = 1184)

Pvalue

Age (years)

14.7 ± 1.2

14.7 ± 1.2

14.7 ± 1.2

0.613

Puberal status (I/II/III/IV/V)a

1/6/22/39/32

1/8/23/37/31

0/4/21/41/34

 

Weight (kg)

58.1 ± 12

60.9 ± 13.3

55.7 ± 10.2

<0.001

Height (m)

1.66 ± 0.09

1.70 ± 0.10

1.62 ± 0.07

<0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

21.1 ± 3.5

21.1 ± 3.6

21.2 ± 3.5

0.471

Waist circumference (mm)b

71.6 ± 8.4

73.6 ± 8.8

70.0 ± 7.7

<0.001

Sum of 6 skinfod thickness (mm)b

89.2 ±38.4

75.2 ± 37.5

101.2 ± 34.9

<0.001

% Fat mass (%)a,b,c

23.2 ± 9.2

19.6 ± 10.2

26.1 ± 7.1

<0.001

Fat-free mass (kg)b,c

44.0 ± 7.7

48.2 ± 8.4

40.6 ± 5.1

<0.001

Fat-free mass BIA (kg)b,d

46.0 ± 8.3

51.3 ± 8.6

41.5 ± 4.5

<0.001

Light PA (min/day)b

168.9 ± 41.8

173.7 ± 44.8

164.8 ± 38.5

<0.001

Moderate PA (min/day)b

39.5 ± 14.4

42.4 ± 15.4

37.0 ± 13.1

<0.001

Vigorous PA (min/day)b

18.9 ± 13.7

24.4 ± 14.7

14.2 ± 10.8

<0.001

MVPA (min/day)b

58.4 ± 23.8

66.7 ± 25.2

51.2 ± 19.8

<0.001

Average PA (counts/min)b

435.1 ± 154.6

490.0 ± 165.7

387.9 ± 126.7

<0.001

  1. All values are mean ± standard deviation, or apercentages. BMI, body mass index; PA, physical activity. Non-transformed data are presented in this table, but analyses were performed on blog-transformed data.
  2. cCalculated from Slaughter [26], dderived from bioimpedance.