Table 1 Anthropometric measurements and lipid levels according to gender and puberty stage in overweight schoolchildren
From: Dietary intake and blood lipid profile in overweight and obese schoolchildren
Variables | Total (n=147) | Boys (n=71) | Girls (n=76) | p-value | Pre-pubertal (n=98)** | Pubertal (n=49) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Mean(SD) | Mean(SD) | Â | Mean(SD) | Â | ||
Age (years) | 7.9(1.4) | 7.9(1.5) | 7.9(1.4) | 0.88 | 7.5(1.3) | 8.9(1.0) | 0.000 |
Body weight (kg) | 40.3(10.7) | 41.6(11.6) | 39.1(9.7) | 0.14 | 37.4(10.4) | 46.2(8.8) | 0.000 |
Height (cm) | 134.1(10.4) | 135.3(10.6) | 132.9(10.2) | 0.18 | 130.6(9.6) | 141.1(8.2) | 0.000 |
WC (cm) | 71.3(9.2) | 72.8(10.2) | 70.0(8.0) | 0.07 | 69.6(9.3) | 74.9(7.9) | 0.000 |
Body fat (%) | 28.7(6.2) | 29.1(7.0) | 28.3(5.5) | 0.43 | 27.8(6.8) | 30.5(4.5) | 0.005 |
TC (mmol/L) | 4.28(0.06) | 4.26(0.08) | 4.29(0.09) | 0.81 | 4.29(0.07) | 4.23(0.11) | 0.654 |
HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.26(0.02) | 1.26(0.03) | 1.25(0.04) | 0.76 | 1.29(0.03) | 1.19(0.03) | 0.044 |
LDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.55(0.05) | 2.52(0.07) | 2.58(0.07) | 0.58 | 2.55(0.05) | 2.54(0.1) | 0.791 |
TG (mmol/L) | 1.03(0.05) | 1.04(0.07) | 1.03(0.06) | 0.94 | 0.98(0.05) | 1.12(0.21) | 0.177 |
| Â | Number and percentage of schoolchildren n(%) | ||||||
BMI(≥85th and <95th percentile)1 | 55 (37.4) | 21(29.6) | 34(44.7) | --- | 37(37.8) | 18(36.7) | --- |
BMI (≥95th percentile)1 | 92(62.6) | 50(70.4) | 42(55.3) | --- | 61(62.2) | 31(63.3) | --- |