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Table 1 Clinical and biological characteristics of the studied population according to sex

From: The effects of exercise on C-reactive protein, insulin, leptin and some cardiometabolic risk factors in Egyptian children with or without metabolic syndrome

Girls (n = 40)

Boys (n = 53)

Characteristics

10.05 ± 1.16

10.5 ± 1.27

Age (y)

55.4 ± 7.8

57.6 ± 8.4

Weight (kg)

146.3 ± 8.7

149.4 ± 8.8

Height (cm)

21.4 ± 6.1

22.7 ± 6.4

BMI (kg/m2)

70.2 ± 9.5

70.4 ± 10.6

Waist circumference

0.84 ± 0.05

0.83 ± 0.06

Waist-hip ratio

112.3 ± 7.7

114.8 ± 8.9

Systolic BP (mmHg)

74.6 ± 8.04

73.9 ± 6.9

diastolic BP (mmHg)

160 ± 24.9

161.5 ± 21.6

Total cholesterol (mg/dL))

98.4 ± 15.8

100.3 ± 13.9

LDL ± C (mg/dL)

45.8 ± 8.2

47.1 ± 8.6

HDL-C (mg/dL)

88 (75–135)

95 (72–150)

Triglyceride (mg/dL) †

85.9 ± 7.3

88.4 ± 10.9

Glucose (mg/dL)

15.3 ± 4.6

14.8 ± 4.9

Insulin ( IU/mL)

2.6 ± 0.8

2.7 ± 0.8

HOMA-IR

0.24 ( 0.01-2.5)

0.9 ( 0.01-2.6)

CRP (mg/L) †

5.7 (0.6-21.5)

6.5 (0.6-36.5)

Serum leptin (ng/mL) †

  1. Data marked with † were presented as medians (interquartile ranges) and all others were presented as means ± standard deviations.
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