Table II.

Descriptive and Metabolic Characteristics of Sample

Characteristic	Boys	Girls	Total
n	123	95	218
Age (years)	11.2 ± 1.6	11 ± 1.8	11.1 ± 1.7
Height (cm)	149.5 ± 11	148.7 ± 11.7	149.3 ± 11.2
Weight (kg)	64 ± 18.9	63.6 ± 20.6	63.9 ± 19.6
BMI %ile	96.9 ± 4.4	96.7 ± 4.6	97.8 ± 4.5
Total Fat Mass (kg)	24.1 ± 10.2	25.6 ± 10.4	24.8 ± 10.3
Total Lean Tissue (kg)	37.6 ± 9.9	35.7 ± 10.4	36.7 ± 10.2
Percent Fat (%)	37.2 ± 6.9	39.9 ± 5.5†	38.4 ± 6.5
Systolic BP (mmHg)	110 ± 10	110 ± 10	110 ± 10
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	64 ± 6	62 ± 5*	63 ± 6
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	114.4 ± 66.7	99.6 ± 42.3	108 ± 57.9
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)	37.4 ± 8.8	37.8 ± 8.3	37.6 ± 8.6
Waist Circumference(cm)	88.9 ± 13.4	86.9 ± 13.8	88 ± 13.6
Fasting Glucose (mg/dl)	92.9 ± 6.3	89.8 ± 6.7†	91.5 ± 6.6
2-Hour Glucose (mg/dl)	125.4 ± 17.4	128.3 ± 17.8	126.7 ± 17.6
Insulin Sensitivity (×10−4 min-1/μU/ml)	2.2 ± 1.5	2.1 ± 1.5	2.1 ± 1.5

Data are Means ± SD

^*P < 0.05

^†P < 0.01