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. 2011 Nov 28;2012:510458. doi: 10.1155/2012/510458

Table 2.

Characteristics of study sample (mean ± SD) and main effect of gender, weight status, and their interaction (two-way ANOVA).

Variables Gender Total Normal weight Overweight-obese P values
Boys: n = 44
Girls: n = 123
Boys: n = 17
Girls: n = 80
Boys: n = 27
Girls: n = 43
Effect of gender Effect of weight status Effect of interaction between gender and weight status
Age, years Boys 14.19 ± 0.93 14.44 ± 0.83 14.03 ± 0.96   0.559   0.997   0.041
Girls 14.29 ± 1.18 14.15 ± 1.15 14.57 ± 1.21
Weight, kg Boys 61.64 ± 13.23 55.0 ± 10.0 65.80 ± 13.49   0.185   <0.0001   0.005
Girls 54.45 ± 13.28 47.4 ± 7.3 67.93 ± 11.52
Height, m Boys 1.62 ± 0.11 1.65 ± 0.11 1.60 ± 0.11   0.012   0.284   0.019
Girls 1.58 ± 0.07 1.58 ± 0.08 1.60 ± 0.06
BMI, kg/m² Boys 23.49 ± 3.96 20.12 ± 2.27 25.61 ± 3.27   0.893   <0.0001   0.025
Girls 21.62 ± 4.47 19.02 ± 2.07 26.58 ± 3.49
WC, cm Boys 81.27 ± 11.98 72.4 ± 8.4 86.83 ± 10.52   0.472   <0.0001   0.222
Girls 75.38 ± 11.76 69.3 ± 7.7 86.98 ± 9.08
FM, kg Boys 18.71 ± 10.48 10.64 ± 5.92 23.79 ± 9.53   0.054   <0.0001   0.840
Girls 17.41 ± 8.90 12.87 ± 4.67 26.07 ± 8.66
PBF, % Boys 29.27 ± 12.46 19.08 ± 9.92 35.68 ± 9.26   0.001   <0.0001   0.073
Girls 30.48 ± 8.92 26.63 ± 6.59 37.83 ± 8.18
FBG, g/L Boys 0.92 ± 0.14 0.89 ± 0.11 0.94 ± 0.15   0.306    0.182   0.195
Girls 0.89 ± 0.11 0.89 ± 0.10 0.89 ± 0.12

BMI: body mass index (kg/m²); WC: waist circumference (cm): FM, fat mass (kg): PBF, percent body fat (%): FBG: fasting blood glucose (g/L).