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Table 1 Comparisons of characteristics between the non-abdominal obesity group and the abdominal obesity group (boys)

From: Abdominal obesity and serum adiponectin complexes among population-based elementary school children in Japan: a cross-sectional study

  

Non-abdominal obesity group (n = 748)

Abdominal obesity group (n=98)

P valuea

Age (years)

Median (IQR)

9.0(9.0–10.0)

9.0(9.0–10.0)

0.785

Mean±SD (95% CI)

9.3 ± 0.5(9.26–9.32)

9.3 ± 0.4(9.2–9.4)

Height (cm)

Median (IQR)

134.5(130.5–138.7)

137.6(132.8–141.0)

<0.001

Mean±SD (95% CI)

134.7 ± 5.7(134.3–135.1)

137.3 ± 6.4(136.0–138.6)

Weight (kg)

Median (IQR)

29.6(26.8–32.8)

41.5(37.7–46.3)

<0.001

Mean±SD (95% CI)

30.1 ± 4.6(29.8–30.5)

42.3 ± 7.5(40.8–43.8)

BMI (kg/m2)

Median (IQR)

16.4(15.3–17.6)

21.8(20.6–23.8)

<0.001

Mean±SD (95% CI)

16.5 ± 1.7(16.4–16.6)

22.3 ± 2.7(21.8–22.8)

PBF (%)

Median (IQR)

17.9(15.3–21.1)

29.5(24.3–32.8)

<0.001

Mean±SD (95% CI)

18.3 ± 4.2(18.0–18.6)

28.7 ± 5.6(27.6–29.8)

WC (cm)

Median (IQR)

56.9(54.0–60.1)

73.2(69.5–78.6)

<0.001

Mean±SD (95% CI)

57.4 ± 4.6(57.0–57.7)

74.7 ± 7.1(73.3–76.2)

WHtR

Median (IQR)

0.42(0.40–0.44)

0.53(0.51–0.57)

<0.001

Mean±SD (95% CI)

0.43 ± 0.03(0.42–0.43)

0.54 ± 0.04(0.54–0.55)

HMW-adn (μg/mL)

Median (IQR)

2.73(1.91–4.00)

2.00(1.40–2.96)

<0.001

Mean±SD (95% CI)

3.10 ± 1.67(2.98–3.22)

2.34 ± 1.45(2.05–2.63)

MMW-adn (μg/mL)

Median (IQR)

1.82(1.48–2.19)

1.60(1.36–1.86)

<0.001

Mean±SD (95% CI)

1.90 ± 0.63(1.86–1.95)

1.63 ± 0.50(1.53–1.73)

LMW-adn (μg/mL)

Median (IQR)

1.64(1.34–2.03)

1.44(1.18–1.77)

<0.001

 

Mean±SD (95% CI)

1.71 ± 0.52(1.67–1.74)

1.55 ± 0.63(1.42–1.67)

 
  1. IQR interquartile range (25th percentile-75th percentile), SD standard deviation, CI confidence interval, BMI body mass index, PBF percent body fat, WC waist circumference, WHtR waist-to-height ratio, HMW-adn high molecular weight adiponectin, MMW-adn medium molecular weight adiponectin, LMW low molecular weight adiponectin.
  2. aWilcoxon rank-sum test.