Prevalence and associated factors of overweight and obesity among schoolchildren in Hanoi, Vietnam

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Table 2 Anthropometric and laboratory data for boys and girls

Factor	Sex	n	Mean ± SD	P
BMI (kg/m2)	boys	380	19.90 ± 3.60	0.001
BMI (kg/m2)	girls	441	18.44 ± 2.68	0.001
Arm circumference (cm)	boys	376	23.51 ± 3.19	0.001
Arm circumference (cm)	girls	431	22.40 ± 2.32	0.001
Hip circumference (cm)	boys	379	81.67 ± 7.89
Hip circumference (cm)	girls	440	80.99 ± 6.83	0.192
Waist circumference (cm)	boys	379	71.01 ± 9.60	0.001
Waist circumference (cm)	girls	440	66.13 ± 7.62	0.001
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	boys	379	70.48 ± 10
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	girls	440	70.72 ± 8.6	0.567
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	boys	379	111.09 ± 10.3
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	girls	440	108.89 ± 12.4	0.170
Glucose (mmol/L)	boys	380	4.85 ± 0.52	0.048
Glucose (mmol/L)	girls	441	4.78 ± 0.53	0.048
T_cholesterol (mmol/L)	boys	380	4.33 ± 0.78	0.012
T_cholesterol (mmol/L)	girls	441	4.20 ± 0.72	0.012
Triglyceride (mmol/L)	boys	380	1.05 ± 0.60	0.132
Triglyceride (mmol/L)	girls	441	1.11 ± 0.54	0.132
HDL_C (mmol/L)	boys	380	1.50 ± 0.39	0.907
HDL_C (mmol/L)	girls	441	1.49 ± 0.40	0.907
LDL_C (mmol/L)	boys	380	2.37 ± 0.71	0.001
LDL_C (mmol/L)	girls	441	2.20 ± 0.66	0.001
HbA1c (%)	boys	380	5.44 ± 0.26	0.362
HbA1c (%)	girls	441	5.42 ± 0.24	0.362

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