Table 3. Descriptive Statistics For Girls With High Body Fat Percentage Versus Girls With Normal Body Fat Percentage.
| Variable | Body fat % > 25% (n = 35) | Body fat % > 25% (n = 101) | ||
| Mean/number | Standard deviation/% | Mean/number | Standard deviation/% | |
| Age (years) | 15.43 | 1.24 | 15.55 | 1.41 |
| Weight (kg)# | 43.98 | 5.88 | 51.80 | 8.52 |
| Height (cm) | 155.6 | 0.04 | 155.0 | 6.67 |
| BMI (kg/m2)# | 18.12 | 2.11 | 21.53 | 3.09 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 60.55 | 4.24 | 66.28 | 5.78 |
| WHR | 0.75 | 0.04 | 0.76 | 0.05 |
| Triceps skin fold (mm)# | 10.99 | 3.87 | 18.11 | 5.93 |
| Sub-scapular skin fold (mm)# | 9.00 | 2.95 | 13.99 | 5.51 |
| Abdominal skin fold (mm)# | 12.82 | 4.15 | 22.09 | 7.11 |
| Fat %# | 20.60 | 4.64 | 32.06 | 4.74 |
| Muscle mass (kg) | 33.57 | 5.16 | 34.66 | 5.28 |
| Tanner stage 1* (14 years) | 2 | 5.7% | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner stage 2* (14.4 ± 0.6, 13–15 years) | 5 | 14.3% | 5 | 4.9% |
| Tanner stage 3* (15.2 ± 1.2, 14–17 years) | 10 | 28.6% | 46 | 45.5% |
| Tanner stage 4* (15.7 ± 1.2, 14–18 years) | 16 | 45.7% | 43 | 42.6% |
| Tanner stage 5* (16.6 ± 1.4, 15–18 years) | 2 | 5.7% | 7 | 6.9% |
| Median | Interquartile range | Median | Interquartile range | |
| Serum CRP (mg/l) | 0.30 | 0.15–0.91 | 0.34 | 0.20–1.23 |
Differentiated on account of fat percentage, girls with fat percentages > 25% were classified over-fat, according to Lohman.28
*Tanner stage based on breast/genital development stage (1 = no development, 5 = mature)21 with age, mean ± SD (range), #significant differences between groups. BMI: body mass index; CRP: serum C-reactive protein concentration; WC: waist circumference; TSF: triceps skin fold.