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Table 3 Body mass, height, BMI, BFP of adolescents according to sexual maturation

From: Body fat percentiles of Brazilian adolescents according to age and sexual maturation: a cross-sectional study

Gender

Sexual maturation

Height (cm)

Body mass (kg)

BMI (kg/m2)

BFP

Boys

Pre-pub. (n = 115)

149.4 ± 8.7

44.0 ± 12.2

19.4 ± 3.8

21.0 ± 9.3

Pub. (n = 2003)

156.8 ± 11.1

49.0 ± 13.0

19.6 ± 3.7

19.4 ± 8.3

Post-pub. (n = 17)

169.1‡§ ± 13.3

57.5 ± 142

19.8 ± 3.1

16.8 ± 8.4

Girls

Pre-pub. (n = 116)

146.2 ± 8.9

38.4* ± 10.3

17.7* ± 3.5

18.5 ± 7.5

Pub. (n = 2364)

155.5* ± 7.7

49.1 ± 10.9

20.1* ± 3.6

21.9* ± 7.1

 

Post-pub (n = 75)

158.5* ± 7.0

57.2‡§ ± 10.1

22.6*‡§ ± 3.3

26.0*‡§ ± 6.4

  1. *Significantly different (P < 0.05) between boys and girls in the same pubertal stage; Significantly different (P < 0.05) between the pre-pubescent and pubescent stages; Significantly different (P < 0.05) between the pre-pubescent and post-pubescent stages; §Significantly different (P < 0.05) between the pubescent and post-pubescent stages.
  2. Abbreviation: BMI Body mass index, BFP Body fat percentage, Pub Pubescent.