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Total (n = 288)
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Boys (n = 143)
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Girls (n = 145)
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P
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|---|
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Age, years
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12.4 ± 2.7
|
12.7 ± 2.7
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12.1 ± 2.8
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0.10
|
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Anthropometric data
|
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Height, cm
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159 ± 13.6
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162 ± 14.7
|
156 ± 11.7
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< 0.001
|
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Weight, kg
|
64.7 ± 22.6
|
67.5 ± 23.7
|
62.0 ± 21.2
|
0.04
|
|
WC, cm
|
88.3 ± 15.7
|
89.9 ± 16.1
|
86.7 ± 15.2
|
0.08
|
|
BMI, kg/m2
|
25.1 ± 6.1
|
25.1 ± 5.9
|
25.0 ± 6.2
|
0.93
|
|
BMI z-score
|
1.3 ± 1.0
|
1.3 ± 1.0
|
1.3 ± 1.0
|
0.46
|
|
Body fat, %
|
32.5 ± 10.9
|
29.0 ± 11.4
|
36.1 ± 9.1
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< 0.001
|
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Cardiometabolic risk factors
|
|
SBP, mm Hg
|
105 ± 12.1
|
107 ± 12.8
|
103 ± 11.0
|
0.01
|
|
DBP, mm Hg
|
62 ± 10.6
|
63 ± 11.1
|
61 ± 10.1
|
0.09
|
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Fasting plasma glucose, mmol/L
|
5.1 ± 0.44
|
5.1 ± 0.42
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5.0 ± 0.46
|
0.05
|
|
Fasting plasma insulin, pmol/L
|
145 ± 109
|
129 ± 95.7
|
160 ± 120
|
0.02
|
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HOMA2-IR
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2.5 ± 1.7
|
2.3 ± 1.4
|
2.8 ± 1.8
|
0.008
|
|
TG, mmol/L
|
1.0 ± 0.51
|
0.90 ± 0.44
|
1.0 ± 0.58
|
0.07
|
|
HDL-C, mmol/L
|
1.3 ± 0.32
|
1.3 ± 0.33
|
1.3 ± 0.31
|
0.70
|
|
TG/HDL-C ratio
|
0.84 ± 0.60
|
0.78 ± 0.50
|
0.89 ± 0.69
|
0.22
|
- Values are presented as arithmetic mean ± standard deviation. P values were obtained with two-sided t-tests
- Information on fasting plasma glucose and insulin was missing for 1 participant, on HOMA2-IR for 3 participants, and on TG, HDL-C and TG/HDL-C ratio for 91 participants
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BMI body mass index; DBP diastolic blood pressure; HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HOMA2-IR homeostatic model assessment 2 of insulin resistance; SBP systolic blood pressure; TG triglycerides; WC waist circumference
