Table 1 General characteristic of obese and non-obese adolescent girls

Age (years)

15.34

1.29

15.33

1.29

0.957

Weight (kg)

77.5

8.5

49.18

3.5

<0.0001

Height (cm)

157.3

6.1

156. 2

4.3

0.143

BMI (kgm⁻²)

31.3

2.7

20.2

0.9

<0.0001

Waist circumference (cm)

90.8

5.3

68.2

3.7

<0.0001

Birth weight (kg)

2.81

0.57

2.92

0.45

0.129

Age at menarche (years)

11.9

1.4

12.2

1.2

0.073

Energy intake (kcal)

2235.4

252.6

1921.7

223.7

<0.0001

Total energy expenditure (MET-min/week) from physical activity

894.6

730.6

1844.3

996.3

<0.0001