Table 5.
Mean Anthropometric and Medical Measures of Sixth-Grade Students (N = 199), by Body Mass Index-for-Age, in Two Inner-City Middle Schools, Los Angeles, California, 1999–2000 School Year
| BMI Categorya | Serum Cholesterol, mg/dL (SD)b | HbA1c, % (SD) | Systolic BP Percentileb (SD) | Diastolic BP Percentileb (SD) | Time to Run/Walk 1 Mile,b Min (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underweight | 173.14(a,b) (20.41) | 4.93 (0.23) | 0.75(a,b) (0.25) | 0.68(b) (0.32) | 11.25(a,b) (2.83) |
| Desirable weight | 163.38(a) (33.22) | 4.60 (0.43) | 0.53(a) (0.26) | 0.62(a) (0.23) | 10.61(a) (2.64) |
| At risk for overweight | 176.17(a,b) (27.17) | 4.66 (0.33) | 0.66(a) (0.26) | 0.60(a) (0.24) | 12.21(a,b) (2.60) |
| Overweight | 188.57(b) (44.11) | 4.65 (0.47) | 0.84(b) (0.20) | 0.82(b) (0.16) | 12.96(a,b) (2.89) |
BP indicates blood pressure; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin.
a
Underweight = less than the 5th percentile; desirable weight = 5th percentile to less than the 85th percentile; at risk for overweight = 85th percentile to less than the 95th percentile; overweight = 95th percentile or greater (defined in accordance with the recommendations of the Expert Committee Recommendations for Obesity Evaluation and Treatment) (19).
b
Means with the same letters in parentheses are not significantly different.