Table 1 General characteristics of the study population

N

948

Age (years)

13.7 ± 2.2

Obese (%)

11.7

Overweight (%)

16.7

Gender (Male/Female) (%)

52.2/47.8

Body Mass Index (kg/m²)

22.1 ± 6.3

BMI z-score

0.001*10^-13 ± 1.0

Waist circumference (cm)

77.1 ± 20.5

Hip circumference (cm)

86.4 ± 19.8

Waist-Hip Ratio

0.91 ± 0.33

Sagittal Abdominal Diameter (cm)

17.4 ± 5.4

Sagittal Abdominal Diameter z-score

0.18 ± 0.67

Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

106.4 ± 10.6

Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

69.5 ± 7.8

Glucose (mmol/l)

5.1 ± 1.3

Insulin (ng/ml)

11.2 ± 1.2

HOMA-IR

2.6 ± 0.28

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

1.1 ± 0.60

Total Cholesterol (mmol/l)

4.2 ± 0.85

LDL-Cholesterol (mmol/l)

2.7 ± 0.76

HDL-Cholesterol (mmol/l)

1.1 ± 0.35

Leptin (ng/ml)

15.7 ± 2.8

Adiponectin (μg/ml)

20.4 ± 1.4

Resistin (ng/ml)

18.6 ± 1.7

ANG II (ng/ml)

0.67 ± 0.05

aPAI-1 (ng/ml)

19.8 ± 2.4

C-Reactive Protein (μg/ml)

0.83 (2.8)

TNF-α (pg/ml)

8.6 ± 1.0