Variables | Girls | Boys | p -value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 270 | N = 287 | ||||
Age | 8.9 | (8.7 - 9.1) | 9.0 | (8.8 - 9.2) | 0.400 |
Height (cm) | 132.4 | (131.0 - 134.1) | 133.0 | (131.6 - 134.4) | 0.536 |
Height SDSa | 0.01 | (−0.16 - 0.18) | −0.07 | (−0.22 - 0.08) | 0.494 |
Weight (kg) | 30.8 | (29.8 - 31.8) | 30.8 | (29.9 - 31.7) | 0.998 |
Weight SDSa | 0.13 | (−0.01 - 0.27) | 0.19 | (0.07 - 0.31) | 0.518 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 17.2 | (16.9 - 17.5) | 17.1 | (16.9 - 17.3) | 0.478 |
BMI SDSa | 0.19 | (0.07 - 0.31) | 0.38 | (0.29 - 0.47) | 0.015 |
WC (cm) | 58.4 | (57.7 - 59.1) | 58.6 | (58.0 - 59.2) | 0.679 |
WC SDSb | 0.51 | (0.40 - 0.62) | 0.36 | (0.27 - 0.45) | 0.039 |