Table 2.
Summary of anthropometric and MRI measurements for the children cohort (n=39, 31 males, 8 females). P-values are provided for comparisons between the two BMI percentile groups (Lean vs. Overweight/Obese).
| Mean (SD) Range |
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| All (n=39) | Lean BMI percentile < 85% (n=17) |
Overweight / Obese BMI percentile ≥ 85% (n=22) |
p-value | |
| Age [years] | 13.4 (2.8) | 14.3 (2.7) | 12.7 (2.7) | 0.08 |
| 9.2 – 19.0 | 9.2 – 18.8 | 9.2 – 19.0 | ||
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| Weight [kg] | 63.5 (23.4) | 49.2 (12.2) | 74.5 (24.3) | <0.01 |
| 30.2 – 128.2 | 30.0 – 67.9 | 39.0 – 128.2 | ||
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| Weight Percentile | 73.7 (29.8) | 45.8 (24.4) | 95.3 (6.0) | <0.01 |
| 0.0 – 99.9 | 0.0 – 78.9 | 76.3 – 99.9 | ||
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| BMI [kg/m2] | 25.1 (7.3) | 19.2 (2.2) | 29.8 (6.5) | <0.01 |
| 15.6 – 48.2 | 15.6 – 23.5 | 21.0 – 48.2 | ||
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| BMI Percentile | 74.7 (31.0) | 45.6 (26.0) | 97.2 (2.4) | <0.01 |
| 4.0 – 99.7 | 4.0 – 83.6 | 91.3 – 99.7 | ||
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| BAT FF [%] | 72.5 (12.1) | 62.9 (9.9) | 79.9 (7.7) | <0.01 |
| 44.5 – 89.9 | 44.5 – 77.0 | 65.1 – 89.9 | ||
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| BAT T2* [msec] | 18.0 (3.6) | 15.5 (1.9) | 19.9 (3.4) | <0.01 |
| 11.9 – 25.5 | 11.9 – 18.5 | 13.3 – 25.5 | ||
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| WAT FF [%] | 86.2 (6.5) | 80.9 (6.5) | 90.3 (2.3) | <0.01 |
| 70.7 – 94.2 | 70.7 – 91.9 | 85.0 – 94.2 | ||
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| WAT T2* [msec] | 27.2 (6.8) | 21.6 (4.1) | 31.6 (5.1) | <0.01 |
| 15.0 – 44.4 | 15.0 – 29.7 | 21.0 – 44.4 | ||
SD: standard deviation
BMI: body-mass-index
BAT: brown adipose tissue
WAT: white adipose tissue
FF: fat-signal fraction