Inflammatory index score in children: its relationship with neophobia, dietary quality and anthropometric measurements

Table 3 Comparison of anthropometric measurements of students according to inflammatory index classifications

	Inflammatory İndex	N	\(\bar x\)	S	Min	Max	Average Row	χ²	P	Difference
Weight (kg)	I. Quartile	76	44,14	10,58	22,20	78,60	217,45	73,229	< 0.001*	1–2
	II. Quartile	74	36,16	8,93	22,30	61,60	156,07			1–3
	III. Quartile	75	32,34	7,74	20,90	53,00	120,33			1–4
	IV. Quartile	75	30,96	7,28	18,50	53,20	107,33
Height (cm)	I. Quartile	76	141,89	8,25	119,00	164,00	205,07	47,241	< 0.001*	1–2
	II. Quartile	74	136,68	8,33	116,00	157,00	153,60			1–3
	III. Quartile	75	133,71	8,58	114,00	153,00	122,53			1–4
	IV. Quartile	75	133,15	8,04	117,00	150.00	120,11
Waist circumference (cm)	I. Quartile	76	67,84	10,69	32,00	92,00	193,32	31,315	< 0.001*	1–2
	II. Quartile	74	63,58	8,97	49,00	96,00	155,57			1–3
	III. Quartile	75	61,67	8,51	49,00	87,00	132,71			1–4
	IV. Quartile	75	59,75	6,86	47,00	84,00	119,90
Waist/Height ratio	I. Quartile	76	0,48	0.07	0,27	0,67	170,21	6,962	0.073
	II. Quartile	74	0,47	0.06	0,34	0,70	153,75
	III. Quartile	75	0,46	0.06	0,37	0,64	142,33
	IV. Quartile	75	0,46	0.07	0,37	0,90	135,49
Neck Circumference	I. Quartile	76	31,99	11,43	26,00	128,00	198,79	45,998	< 0.001*	1–2
	II. Quartile	74	29,68	2,51	25,00	37,00	160,74			1–3
	III. Quartile	75	28,81	2,53	23,00	36,00	133,83			1–4
	IV. Quartile	75	28,09	2,07	24,00	33,00	108,13
BMI (kg/m²)	I. Quartile	76	21,77	4,09	15,20	32,80	209,19	59,065	< 0.001*	1–2
	II. Quartile	74	19,17	3,52	14,30	32,40	156,78			1–3
	III. Quartile	75	17,93	2,91	13,50	25,00	128,60			1–4
	IV. Quartile	75	17,21	2,88	12,80	28,10	106,73

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