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Table 2 Descriptive characteristics of the population study according to the presence or absence of MS.

From: Obesity and metabolic syndrome in 7-9 years-old Portuguese schoolchildren

 

Without MS (n= 69)

With MS (n= 13)

P

Age (y)

8.7 ± 0.7

8.4 ± 0.8

0.167a

Weight (kg)

41.9 ± 6.3

45.1 ± 5.2

0.091a

Height (cm)

135.4 ± 5.9

136.2 ± 5.5

0.635a

BMI (kg/m2)

22.75 ± 2.13

24.23 ± 1.74

0.021a

z-BMI

1.89 ± 0.26

2.15 ± 0.25

0.002a

Waist circumference (cm)

72.1 ± 5.9

76.4 ± 5.0

0.016a

Systolic BP (mmHg)

114.9 ± 8.3

123.5 ± 9.2

0.001a

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

62.7 ± 10.2

63.9 ± 6.7

0.675a

Birth weight (g)

3443 ± 442

3328 ± 546

0.412a

Gender (M/F)

34/35

6/7

0.836b

Tanner (I/II)

49/20

12/1

0.107b

Acanthosis (n; %)

11 (15.9%)

7 (53.8%)

0.002b

  1. Data presented as mean ± SD for continuous variables and as frequency for dichotomous variables.
  2. a t-student test for the differences between absence or presence of MS.
  3. b Chi-square test for the independence between absence or presence of MS and each variable.