Table 2. Comparative analysis of pre- and post-pandemic participants of anthropometry, body composition, and laboratory tests.
| Total (n=73) | Male (n=43) | Female (n=30) | Time* | Sex* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | After | Baseline | After | Baseline | After | β (95%CI) | β (95%CI) | |
| Weight (kg) | 64.00 (38.43) |
75.25 (34.88) |
65.00 (42.00) |
78.85 (37.25) |
61.08 (34.74) |
74.20 (38.25) |
14.76
(11.89,17.62) |
-3.93 (-11.70, 3.83) |
| Height (cm) | 148.50 (33.75) |
158.00 (27.05) |
148.50 (39.40) |
160.00 (34.00) |
148.45 (23.00) |
156.65 (15.50) |
8.27
(6.64, 9.91) |
-5.92
(-11.27, -.0.56) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.10 (7.65) |
31.10 (8.10) |
28.10 (7.00) |
31.90 (7.10) |
28.20 (8.58) |
30.00 (14.03) |
3.31
(2.44, 4.18) |
0.47 (-1.97. 2.93) |
| BMI Z-score | 3.20 (1.19) |
3.29 (1.65) |
3.30 (1.68) |
3.48 (1.67) |
2.89 (1.05) |
3.29 (1.37) |
0.20
(0.00, 0.41) |
-0.51 (-1.05, 0.02) |
| WC (cm) | 92.48 (764) |
102.20 (9.50) |
92.48 (6.50) |
102.20 (5.53) |
92.48 (10.49) |
102.20 (19.78) |
9.64
(8.32, 10.97) |
-4.71 (-9.95, 0.53) |
| Laboratory tests | ||||||||
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 151.08 (23.26) |
156.27 (29.50) |
151.08 (22.98) |
156.27 (34.39) |
151.96 (26.79) |
153.50 (28.50) |
3.02
(0.12, 5.93) |
-5.57 (-15.78, 4.63) |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 41.35 (5.28) |
39.00 (5.98) |
41.06 (6.29) |
39.00 (5.00) |
41.42 (5.36) |
39.83 (6.25) |
-1.69
(-2.75, -0.63) |
7.66 (-1.09, 2.63) |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 91.17 (17.59) |
96.48 (19.61) |
91..17 (21.82) |
98.00 (28.75) |
91.17 (22.63) |
93.86 (16.73) |
5.17
(2.81, 7.54) |
-2.65 (-10.30, 4.98) |
| TG (mg/dL) | 103.26 (43.32) |
112.00 (56.97) |
99.57 (44.77) |
116.53 (70.67) |
104.13 (36.88) |
109.50 (46.86) |
10.69
(0.71, 21.31) |
-3.77 (-25.42, 17.86) |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 82.84 (3.34) |
82.59 (7.50) |
82.96 (3.59) |
83.00 (8.00) |
82.84 (3.45) |
82.59 (4.28) |
-0.01 (-1.64, 1.60) |
-0.63 (-2.72, 1.45) |
Median, interquartile range; BMI, body mass index; zBMI, BMI z-score; WC, waist circumference; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; TG, triglycerides.
*Quantile regression for mixed models; β in bold indicates a significant interaction (p≤0.05); β, the expected value of the median (time – pre- and post-pandemic); sex (girls as a reference category); βs standardized and adjusted for age.