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Table 1 Characteristics of the cohort, stratified by gender

From: Physical activity and fat mass gain in Mexican school-age children: a cohort study

Variable

Boys

Girls

 

n = 87

n = 118

 

Baseline

Endline

Baseline

Endline

Age (y)

5.9 (0.4)

8.1 (0.3)

6.0 (0.4)

8.1 (0.3)

Height (cm)

114.1 (5.3)

126.6 (6.0)

113.4 (6.1)

125.7 (6.8)

Weight (kg)

21.4 (4.3)

28.5 (7.1)

20.8 (4.7)

28.2 (7.2)

BMI (kg/m2)

16.3 (2.5)

17.6 (3.1)

16.1 (2.5)

17.6 (3.2)

Fat mass (kg)1

4.6 (2.8)

7.9 (4.3)

5.5 (2.9) *

8.2 (4.5)

Fat free mass (kg)1

16.8 (2.0)

20.6 (3.4)

15.3 (2.3) *

19.8 (3.2)

Energy intake (kcal/d)

1547 (350)

1632 (338)

1443 (345) *

1539 (338)

MVPA (min/d)

163 (58)

143 (53)

125 (45) *

98 (46)

  1. Values are means (SD).
  2. Abbreviations: MVPA = moderate-vigorous physical activity.
  3. 1Means calculated for BOD-POD subsample (n = 84 boys, 112 girls).
  4. * P value < 0.05 for Student’s t test comparing boys and girls