Table 1.
Demographic data and anthropometric measurements in both groups.
| Variable | Group | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OME (N=110) | Non-OME (N=148) | |||
| Age, mean (±SD) | 5.99 (2.80) | 5.19 (3.28) | 0.040^ | |
| Gender | Male, N (%) | 70 (63.6%) | 66 (44.0%) | 0.002* |
| Female, N (%) | 40 (36.4%) | 84 (56.0%) | ||
| Weight, mean (SD) | 23.77 (10.76) | 18.47 (8.19) | <0.001^ | |
| Height, mean (SD) | 115.34 (18.42) | 110.71 (12.54) | 0.024^ | |
| BMI, mean (SD) | 17.14 (4.09) | 14.51 (3.29) | <0.001^ | |
| BMI percentile, mean (SD) | 54.04 (38.77) | 23.45 (30.32) | <0.001^ | |
| BMI category | Underweight, N (%) | 22 (20.0%) | 73 (48.7%) | <0.001* |
| Normal, N (%) | 49 (44.5%) | 65 (43.3%) | ||
| Overweight, N (%) | 17 (15.5%) | 9 (6.0%) | ||
| Obese, N (%) | 22 (20.0%) | 3 (2.0%) | ||
*Chi-square test ^ Independent sample t-test