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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study subjects

From: High-molecular-weight adiponectin and anthropometric variables among elementary schoolchildren: a population-based cross-sectional study in Japan

 

Boys

Girls

Pvaluea

(n = 846)

(n = 808)

 

Age (years)

9.0 (9.29)

9.0 (9.32)

0.114

Birthweight (g)

3092.0

3028.0

<0.001

Height (cm)

134.9

134.3

0.193

Weight (kg)

30.2

29.4

<0.001

Body mass index (kg/m2)

16.6

16.3

<0.001

Percent body fat (%)

18.4

15.8

<0.001

Waist circumference (cm)

57.5

57.3

0.037

Waist-to-height ratio

0.43 (0.44)

0.43 (0.43)

0.066

Proportion of obesityb (%)

3.8

2.0

0.029

HMW-adn (μg/mL)

2.65

2.83

0.496

T-adn (μg/mL)

6.13

6.48

0.249

HMW-adn/T-adn

0.44 (0.433)

0.44 (0.431)

0.856

  1. HMW-adn: High molecular weight adiponectin, T-adn: Total adiponectin, HMW-adn/T-adn: The ratio of HMW-adn to T-adn.
  2. Values are median (mean) or percent.
  3. aWilcoxon rank-sum test or chi-squared test.
  4. bObesity was defined by the criteria of the International Obesity Task Force.
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BMC Pediatrics

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