Table 2.
Anthropometric and body composition characteristics of normal and obese children in the study population (N = 200).
| Total Population (N = 200) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Para Meters |
Obese (n = 100) | >Normal (n = 100) | % Diff. | Sig. P |
| Age (years) | 8.441 ± 0.501 | 8.061 ± 0.011 | 4.605 | 0.003 |
| Weight (Kg) | 43.501 ± 0.707 | 29.511 ± 3.535 | 38.322 | 0.001 |
| Height (cm) | 126.511 ± 3.355 | 125.188 ± 2.828 | 1.051 | 0.034 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.976 ± 3.392 | 15.697 ± 1.639 | 41.736 | 0.001 |
| BF (%) | 31.309 ± 3.709 | 21.644 ± 2.378 | 37.504 | 0.001 |
| FFM (Kg) | 27.473 ± 1.962 | 22.431 ± 1.084 | 20.206 | 0.002 |
| TBW (Kg) | 18.919 ± 3.976 | 11.304 ± 1.727 | 30.392 | 0.001 |
| MM (Kg) | 23.255 ± 2.221 | 15.847 ± 1.577 | 36.891 | 0.001 |
| BM (Kg) | 1.065 ± 0.089 | 0.745 ± 0.087 | 35.359 | 0.002 |