Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics by sex in ninety-three healthy, prepubertal, Ladino children (aged 7–12 years), Guatemala
| Total (n 93) | Boys (n 46) | Girls (n 47) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Mean or % | sd or n | Mean or % | sd or n | Mean or % | sd or n |
| Anthropometry | ||||||
| Age (years) | 9·7 | 1·4 | 9·8 | 1·4 | 9·7 | 1·4 |
| Height (cm) | 131·5 | 9·8 | 131·0 | 9·8 | 131·9 | 9·9 |
| Weight (kg) | 33·2 | 9·9 | 33·3 | 10·4 | 33·2 | 9·6 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 18·9 | 3·7 | 19·0 | 3·7 | 18·7 | 3·7 |
| BMI-for-age Z-score* | 0·8 | 1·3 | 0·9 | 1·4 | 0·7 | 1·3 |
| Obese, WHO (%, n)† | 20 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 21 | 10 |
| Obese, CDC (%, n)† | 18 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 9 |
| Obese, IOTF (%, n)† | 13 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 6 |
| Body composition (DXA) | ||||||
| %BF‡ | 31·2 | 6·6 | 29·5 | 7·0 | 32·9 | 5·7 |
| Fat mass (kg) | 10·7 | 5·1 | 10·2 | 6·4 | 11·2 | 4·8 |
| %TF‡ | 29·5 | 9·0 | 27·4 | 9·6 | 31·4 | 8·0 |
| Metabolic parameters | ||||||
| TC (mg/dl) | 149·1 | 32·3 | 147·2 | 34·8 | 151·0 | 30·0 |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | 41·0 | 11·0 | 42·0 | 10·3 | 40·0 | 11·6 |
| TC:HDL-C | 3·9 | 1·3 | 3·7 | 1·3 | 4·0 | 1·3 |
| TAG (mg/dl) | 122·2 | 71·8 | 115·5 | 78·9 | 128·8 | 64·3 |
| LDL-C (mg/dl) | 83·7 | 26·9 | 82·1 | 26·3 | 85·2 | 27·7 |
| FPG (mg/dl)‡ | 81·0 | 6·3 | 82·4 | 5·3 | 79·7 | 7·0 |
| HOMA-IR | 1·4 | 1·0 | 1·3 | 0·9 | 1·5 | 1·1 |
| Serum homocysteine (μmol/l) | 7·5 | 2·1 | 7·7 | 2·2 | 7·4 | 2·1 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 92·7 | 10·0 | 93·6 | 9·6 | 91·8 | 10·4 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 53·7 | 7·0 | 54·1 | 7·3 | 53·4 | 6·8 |
CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; IOTF, International Obesity Task Force; DXA, dual-energy X-ray absorptimetry; %BF, percentage body fat; %TF, percentage trunk fat; TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, HDL-cholesterol; LDL-C, LDL-cholesterol; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment–insulin resistance index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.
*
According to the WHO reference( 20 ).
†
Values reported are percentage (%) and number of subjects (n) for total, boys and girls.
‡
Significantly different by sex (P<0·05).