Abdominal obesity and low physical activity are associated with insulin resistance in overweight adolescents: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Adolescent sociodemographic characteristics by study group

Variables	O + IR n = 40	O-IR n = 40	NW n = 40	p
Age in years (X ± SD)	14.2 ± 2.2	14.2 ± 2.2	14.2 ± 2.3	0.997*
Age group (%)
10-13.9	52.5	52.5	52.5	0.999**
14-18 years	47.5	47.5	47.5	0.999**
Sex (%)
Men	52.5	52.5	52.5	0.999**
Women	47.5	47.5	47.5	0.999**
Socioeconomic strata (%)
Low	40	37.5	37.5	0.999**
Medium	47.5	50	50	0.999**
High	12.5	12.5	12.5
Education level (%)
Primary	12.5	12.5	12.5	0.999**
High school-university	87.5	87.5	87.5	0.999**
Pubertal maturation (%)
Pre-puberty	10	10	10	0.999**
Puberty	22.5	20	20
Post- puberty	67.5	70	70

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