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All (n = 596)
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Boys (n = 308)
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Girls (n = 288)
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p-value
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|---|
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Anthropometric Measurements
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|
Age (years)
|
13.1 ± 1.3
|
13.1 ± 1.3
|
13.0 ± 1.3
|
0.498
|
|
Weight (kg)
|
54.6 ± 17.8
|
55.0 ± 20.0
|
54.2 ± 15.0
|
0.561
|
|
Height (m)
|
1.57 ± 0.09
|
1.58 ± 0.10
|
1.55 ± 0.64
|
0.038
|
|
BMI z-score
|
0.50 ± 1.33
|
0.35 ± 1.47
|
0.66 ± 1.15
|
0.005
|
|
Waist circumference (cm)
|
72.5 ± 11.6
|
73.5 ± 12.0
|
71.5 ± 10.9
|
0.029
|
|
Waist-hip ratio
|
0.81 ± 0.06
|
0.83 ± 0.05
|
0.78 ± 0.06
|
< 0.001
|
|
Blood Pressure and Biochemical Measurements
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|
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
|
114.9 ± 16.6
|
118.1 ± 19.3
|
111.5 ± 12.3
|
< 0.001
|
|
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
|
72.0 ± 14.0
|
72.6 ± 16.3
|
71.4 ± 11.0
|
0.281
|
|
Glucose (mmol/L)
|
5.2 ± 0.4
|
5.24 ± 0.39
|
5.16 ± 0.43
|
0.021
|
|
Triglycerides (mmol/L)
|
0.79 ± 0.38
|
0.79 ± 0.42
|
0.78 ± 0.32
|
0.926
|
|
Cholesterol (mmol/L)
|
4.1 ± 0.7
|
4.0 ± 0.7
|
4.1 ± 0.7
|
0.122
|
|
HDL (mmol/L)
|
1.23 ± 0.29
|
1.21 ± 0.30
|
1.25 ± 0.28
|
0.111
|
|
LDL (mmol/L)
|
2.66 ± 0.64
|
2.64 ± 0.65
|
2.69 ± 0.62
|
0.357
|
- Values are reported as the mean ± SD
- T-tests were performed to detect differences in means between boys and girls. Significance was set at a p-value < 0.05
