|
Parameters
|
Boys
|
Girls
|
p value
|
|---|
|
N
|
56
|
63
| |
|
Age (years)
|
14.39 ± 1.30
|
14.39 ± 1.17
|
0.986
|
|
BMI (kg/m2)
|
23.93 ± 4.68
|
22.54 ± 4.03
|
0.107
|
|
Waist circumference (cm)
|
73.15 ± 27.52
|
63.52 ± 19.81
|
0.032
|
|
Hip circumference (cm)
|
85.11 ± 31.04
|
79.23 ± 25.52
|
0.268
|
|
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
|
131.62 ± 17.71
|
124.57 ± 14.84
|
0.024
|
|
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
|
74.26 ± 14.07
|
75.59 ± 13.78
|
0.619
|
|
Total cholesterol (mmol/l)
|
4.24 ± 0.82
|
4.03 ± 1.22
|
0.291
|
|
Glucose (mmol/l)
|
5.34 ± 1.06
|
5.73 ± 0.86
|
0.029
|
|
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)
|
0.87 ± 0.23
|
0.94 ± 0.20
|
0.081
|
|
Triglycerides (mmol/l)a
|
1.54 ± 0.58
|
1.50 ± 0.61
|
0.777
|
|
Sex-hormone binding globulin (nmol/l)
|
42.34 ± 23.32
|
58.15 ± 30.15
|
0.003
|
- Data presented as mean ± standard deviation for normal continuous variables denotes
- Significant p-values (< 0.05) were italicized
-
aNon-Gaussian distribution
