Table 1. Characteristics of the study population.
obese | control | P-value | |
n = 11 | n = 8 | ||
age, years (±SD) | 15.2 (1.5) | 16.5 (1.6) | 0.125 |
body height, metres (±SD) | 1.66 (0.40) | 1.70 (0.83) | 0.288 |
body weight, kilograms (±SD) | 107.7 (17.3) | 60.4 (6.5) | <0.001 |
BMI, kg/m2 (±SD) | 38.8 (5.7) | 21.0 (1.5) | <0.001 |
SDS BMI (±SD) | 3.19 (0.42) | 0.14 (0.51) | <0.001 |