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Table 1 Clinical characteristics according to sex.

From: Prevalence of insulin resistance and its association with metabolic syndrome criteria among Bolivian children and adolescents with obesity

Characteristic

Females (n = 31)

Males (n = 30)

P value ¶

 

(Mean ± SD)

(Mean ± SD)

 

Age (years)

8.9 ± 2.6

9.7 ± 3.1

0.1656

Weight (Kg)

50.7 ± 14.4

50.9 ± 18.5

0.4889

Height (m)

1.35 ± 0.15

1.39 ± 0.15

0.1289

Body-mass index

26.7 ± 3.7

25.5 ± 3.1

0.9151

Systolic pressure (mmHg)

104.1 ± 12.5

103.1 ± 13.2

0.6140

Waist-hip ratio

0.92 ± 0.05

0.95 ± 0.06

0.0468

  1. ¶ T test