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. 2012 Dec;51(6):S46–S52. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.08.015

Table 2.

Anthropometric characteristics of the sample (N = 80)

	Girls		Boys		p value^a
	Eutrophic	Obese	Eutrophic	Obese
	(mean ± SD)	(mean ± SD)	(mean ± SD)	(mean ± SD)
BMI (kg/m²)^a	17.7 ± 2.2	27.8 ± 3.2	17.1 ± 1.6	25.5 ± 3.2	<.001
BMI (kg/m²)^b	20.6 ± 2.2	31.9 ± 3.9	19.4 ± 1.6	30.5 ± 4.6	<.001
Weight (kg)^b	52.6 ± 6.9	85.2 ± 13.3	54.4 ± 8.8	87.9 ± 17.2	<.001
Height (cm)^b	159.6 ± 5.5	163.2 ± 5.9	167.1 ± 10.6	169.3 ± 9.2	.002
Subscapular skinfold (mm)^b	12.3 ± 4.7	30.0 ± 7.5	7.6 ± 2.0	25.8 ± 7.5	<.001
Triceps skinfold (mm)^b	16.9 ± 6.0	32.8 ± 5.7	9.2 ± 4.7	27.4 ± 8.6	<.001

BMI = body mass index; SD = standard deviation.

^a

Information collected at age 11 years

^b

Information collected at age 15 years