Table 2.

Participant Characteristics (Mean ± SD)

	All subjects	Age group		Gender
		8–11 y	12–16 y	Male	Female
N	60	32	28	30	30
Age (y)	11.5 ± 2.4	9.6 ± 1.1	13.6 ± 1.3	11.3 ± 2.3	11.7 ± 2.4
Height (cm)	151.5 ± 14.4	140.3 ± 8.5	164.3 ± 7.1	152.4 ± 14.7	150.5 ± 14.3
Weight (kg)	46.1 ± 14.1	36.6 ± 9.4	56.9 ± 10.2	48.7 ± 15.5	43.4 ± 12.3
BMI (kg/m2)	19.7 ± 4.1	18.5 ± 4.3	21.1 ± 3.5	20.6 ± 5.0	18.7 ± 2.7
Waist circumference (cm)	70.3 ± 11.5	65.6 ± 11.0	75.8 ± 9.6	73.2 ± 13.5	67.2 ± 8.3
Tricep skinfold (mm)	16.6 ± 5.9	14.9 ± 5.8	18.6 ± 5.5	17.2 ± 7.0	16.1 ± 4.8
Resting metabolic rate (kcal/day)	1549 ± 363	1407 ± 263	1710 ± 398	1682 ± 395	1415 ± 276