Table 1 Description of characteristics of the entire sample of adolescents (n = 1,152)
Age | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
13.87 (1.51) | |
n (%) | |
Sex | |
Male | 507 (44.0) |
Female | 645 (56.0) |
Area of residence | |
Urban | 908 (78.8) |
Rural | 244 (21.2) |
Socioeconomic level | |
High (A-B) | 517 (44.9) |
Medium (C) | 593 (51.5) |
Low (D-E) | 42 (3.6) |
Maturational stage | |
I | 48 (4.2) |
II | 187 (16.2) |
III | 308 (26.7) |
IV | 454 (39.4) |
V | 155 (13.5) |
Skin color | |
White | 841 (73.0) |
Non-White | 311 (27.0) |
Metabolic risk | |
Absence | 1052 (91.3) |
Presence | 100 (8.7) |
TG | |
Normal | 987 (85.7) |
Elevated | 165 (14.3) |
HDL-C | |
Normal | 1115 (96.8) |
Low | 37 (3.2) |
Glucose | |
Normal | 1119 (97.1) |
Elevated | 33 (2.9) |
SBP | |
Normal | 906 (78.6) |
Elevated | 246 (21.4) |
WC | |
Normal | 1080 (93.8) |
Elevated | 72 (6.3) |
CRF | |
Healthy zone | 366 (31.8) |
Increased Risk zone | 786 (68.2) |