From: Obesity and metabolic syndrome in 7-9 years-old Portuguese schoolchildren
Boys (n= 40) | Girls (n= 42) | p | |
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Age (y) | 8.7 ± 0.8 | 8.6 ± 0.7 | 0.721a |
Weight (kg) | 43.5 ± 6.4 | 41.4 ± 6.0 | 0.128a |
Height (cm) | 136.8 ± 5.9 | 134.2 ± 5.6 | 0.049a |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.14 ± 2.22 | 22.85 ± 2.07 | 0.530a |
z-BMI | 2.00 ± 0.29 | 1.86 ± 0.26 | 0.026a |
Waist circumference (cm) | 74.1 ± 5.8 | 71.5 ± 5.9 | 0.044a |
Systolic BP (mmHg) | 117.2 ± 8.1 | 115.4 ± 9.8 | 0.402a |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 64.0 ± 10.9 | 61.9 ± 8.3 | 0.330a |
HOMA-IR | 1.71 ± 0.90 | 1.79 ± 0.89 | 0.798b |
Birth weight (g) | 3523 ± 429 | 3337 ± 472 | 0.072a |
Acanthosis (n; %) | 13 (32.5%) | 5 (11.9%) | 0.024c |
Metabolic Syndrome (n; %) | 6 (15.0%) | 7 (16.7%) | 0.836c |