Table 2.
Physical and metabolic characteristics of the adolescents according to studied group (Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil (2010)).
| Parameters | Group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | G2 | P value | |||
| Mean (SD) | Median (Min–Max) | Mean (SD) | Median (Min–Max) | ||
| Age (years) | 16.9 ± 1.0 | 16.9 (15.1–19.0) | 16.7 ± 1.0 | 18.9 (15.0–18.7) | 0.910a |
| Weight (kg) | 60.2 ± 6.1 | 59.8 (44.7–75.9) | 75.7 ± 13.7 | 72.9 (57.5–128.7) | <0.0001b |
| Height (cm) | 168.4 ± 8.2 | 168.5 (149.5–185.7) | 166.4 ± 10.3 | 165.4 (149.2–191.3) | 0.021a |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21.2 ± 1.1 | 21.3 (18.7–23.6) | 27.2 ± 3.0 | 26.4 (23.1–40.1) | <0.0001b |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 84.0 ± 6.0 | 84.0 (69.0–99.0) | 84.7 ± 7.0 | 85.0 (71.0–98.0) | 0.082a |
| TC (mg/dL) | 146.6 ± 26.3 | 146.0 (83.0–271.0) | 152.0 ± 28.3 | 149.0 (87.0–252.0) | 0.945a |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 48.9 ± 11.0 | 48.0 (21.0–74.0) | 44.8 ± 10.7 | 43.0 (27.0–72.0) | 0.799a |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 85.1 ± 22.9 | 85.3 (44.8–202.8) | 90.0 ± 22.4 | 88.2 (40.2–148.6) | 0.819a |
| TC/HDL | 3.11 ± 0.75 | 3.04 (1.88–6.57) | 3.54 ± 0.93 | 3.44 (1.96–6.63) | 0.001b |
| LDL/HDL | 1.83 ± 0.63 | 1.75 (0.76–4.39) | 2.12 ± 0.73 | 2.05 (0.77–4.02) | 0.005b |
| TG (mg/dL) | 63.2 ± 26.9 | 60.0 (24.0–189.0) | 85.2 ± 53.3 | 76.0 (31.0–320.0) | 0.0001b |
| Uric Acid (mg/dL) | 3.7 ± 1.1 | 3.7 (1.5–7.4) | 3.8 ± 1.2 | 3.7 (1.6–7.5) | 0.980a |
| Insulin (μU/dL) | 9.1 ± 3.6 | 9.0 (2.0–23.4) | 12.8 ± 5.6 | 11.2 (3.9–27.1) | <0.0001b |
| HOMA-IR | 1.9 ± 0.8 | 1.8 (0.4–4.6) | 2.7 ± 1.3 | 2.3 (0.8–6.4) | 0.0001b |
| SBP (mmHg) | 102.9 ± 8.2 | 102.8 (82.0–125.0) | 104.7 ± 9.3 | 104.0 (83.0–125.0) | 0.083a |
| DBP (mmHg) | 60.5 ± 7.9 | 61.5 (40.0–84.0) | 61.1 ± 8.7 | 61.0 (43.0–82.0) | 0.592a |
aStudent's t-test; bMann-Whitney test, SD: standard deviation, Min: minimum, Max: maximum, BMI: body mass index, TC: total cholesterol, HDL: high-density lipoprotein, LDL: low-lipoprotein density, TG: triglycerides, HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure.