Table 2.
Comparison of the anthropometric characteristics of patients and controls at the time of enrollment.
| Variables | Cases [Mean (SD) or Number of Patients (%)] |
Controls [Mean (SD) or Number of Patients (%)] |
p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 24.93 (3.89) | 24.64 (2.92) | 0.834 |
| Weight (kg) | 67.89 (10.89) | 76.81 (8.85) | 0.025 * |
| Weight percentile | 48.23 (19.08) | 64.79 (23.91) | 0.015 * |
| Weight Z-score | −0.31 (1.12) | 0.41 (0.70) | 0.347 |
| Height (m) | 1.68 (0.10) | 1.77 (0.08) | 0.015 * |
| Height percentile | 28.67 (19.65) | 51.79 (33.23) | 0.007 * |
| Height Z-score | −1.19 (1.40) | 0.06 (1.13) | 0.434 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.99 (3.22) | 24.59 (3.19) | 0.624 |
| BMI percentile | 57.34 (26.90) | 58.91 (26.29) | 0.877 |
| BMI Z-Score | 0.11 (1.12) | 0.31 (0.83) | 0.607 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 83.04 (8.31) | 80.36 (9.83) | 0.079 |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 91.07 (7.44) | 87.86 (12.08) | 0.178 |
| WHR | 0.91 (0.05) | 0.92 (0.07) | <0.002 * |
| WHtR | 0.49 (0.05) | 0.45 (0.06) | 0.049 * |
| WHtR > 0.5 | 5 (36%) | 3 (21%) | 0.402 |
| BP | |||
| Systolic (mmHg) | 124.43 (14.55) | 123.50 (7.76) | 0.417 |
| Diastolic (mmHg) | 70.71 (7.44) | 71.71 (7.61) | 0.363 |
| HR (bpm) | 69.07 (11.65) | 73.57 (10.25) | 0.143 |
Student’s t test was used for the comparison of continuous variables and the Chi squared test was used for the comparison of categorical variables. * p value < 0.05. BMI: body mass index; BP: blood pressure; HR: hearth rate; SD: standard deviation; WHR: waist/hip circumference ratio; WHtR: waist/height ratio.