Table 2 Baseline demographic, anthropometric and laboratory characteristics of participants
Characteristics | Normal weight children (N = 45) Mean (SD) | Children with obesity (N = 45) Mean (SD) | @P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 13.73(3.02) | 13.92(2.98) | 0.83 |
Gender $ | Â | Â | Â |
Boy | 22(49) | 22(49) | 1.00 |
Girl | 23(51) | 23(51) | |
Pubertal stage $ | |||
Pre pubertal | 7(15.5) | 5(11.11) | 0.84 |
pubertal | 26(57.8) | 24(53.33) | |
Post pubertal | 12(26.7) | 16(35.56) | |
Birth weight (gr) | 3402.71(497.29) | 3122.03(715.12) | 0.03 |
Weight (kg) | 48.57(16.81) | 75.90(21.65) |  < 0.001 |
Height (cm) | 158.47(18.09) | 160.00(12.92) |  < 0.001 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 18.57(3.02) | 29.38(5.28) |  < 0.001 |
Hip circumference (cm) | 85.90(10.87) | 101.56(21.95) |  < 0.001 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 71.40(12.68) | 96.43(13.96) |  < 0.001 |
WHR * | 0.83(0.10) | 0.91(0.11) |  < 0.001 |
Total Energy Intake | 1970.06(734.03) | 2039.33(781.08) | 0.42 |
Physical Activity (MET-h/week) | 14.15(4.31) | 15.03(5.25) | 0.37 |
WBC (109 /L) * | 6.38(1.38) | 6.97(1.11) | 0.01 |
RBC (16/mcL) * | 5.01(0.44) | 5.07(0.43) | 0.58 |
HB (gr/dL) | 13.29(1.48) | 13.79(1.20) | 0.13 |
HTC (%) | 40.68(3.38) | 41.54(3.07) | 0.27 |
MCV (fl) | 81.46(4.82) | 82.02(3.87) | 0.54 |
MCHC(g/dL) | 26.93(2.20) | 27.17(1.71) | 0.62 |
PLAT (103/μl) * | 247.86(57.33) | 272.3(45.79) | 0.06 |