Table 1 Descriptive characteristics (Mean ± SD a ) of the total children study sample stratified by sex
Item | Boys | Girls | P* | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 243 | 191 | 434 | |
Age | 4.8 ± 1.0 | 5.0 ± 1.0 | 0.009 † | 4.9 ± 1.0 |
Height, cm | 109.8 ± 7.8 | 110.5 ± 8.5 | 0.349‡ | 110.1 ± 8.3 |
Height SDS | 0.5 ± 1.1 | 0.4 ± 1.0 | 0.641‡ | 0.4 ± 1.0 |
Weight, kg | 19.6 ± 3.8 | 19.4 ± 3.5 | 0.910† | 19.5 ± 3.7 |
Weight SDS | 0.5 ± 1.1 | 0.3 ± 0.9 | 0.158† | 0.4 ± 1.0 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 16.2 ± 1.6 | 15.8 ± 1.4 | 0.043 † | 16.0 ± 1.5 |
BMI SDS | 0.3 ± 1.2 | 0.1 ± 0.9 | 0.109† | 0.2 ± 1.0 |
Thinness grade I, % (n)b | 4.9 (12) | 6.3 (12) | 0.027** | 5.5 (24) |
Normal weight, % (n) | 72.8 (177) | 81.2 (155) | 76.5 (332) | |
Overweight, % (n) | 15.6 (38) | 11.0 (21) | 13.7 (59) | |
Obese, % (n) | 6.6 (16) | 1.6 (3) | 4.4 (19) |