Table 2.

Basal characteristics of the 24 adolescent girls participating in the study.

Characteristics	Mean ± SD	Range
Age (year)	14.1 ± 1.1	12–16
Weight (kg)	56.3 ± 11.1	43–77.5
Height (cm)	159.3 ± 4.3	152.5–169.4
BMI/age (kg/m2)	22.2 ± 4.3	18.1–32.9
Age at menarche (year)	12.2 ± 1.2	10–14
Physical activity (mMB)	Sedentary	<1.56 mBM

mBM, multiples of basal metabolism. BMI, body mass index.