Table 3.

Mean characteristics of the study population

Variables	Male	Female	T	P
Age	15.03 ± 1.97 years	14.86 ± 1.89 years	4.52	0.01*
Weight	54.44 ± 9.18 Kg	52.96 ± 12.19 Kg	3.76	0.01*
Height	1.63 ± 0.11 M	1.60 ± 0.06 M	−6.69	0.01*
waist circumference	71.44 ± 7.19 cm	84.15 ± 23.25 cm	3.13	0.01*
hip circumference	69.22 ± 24.45 cm	79.14 ± 8.65 cm	1.79	0.06
BMI	19.81 ± 3.61 Kg/M2	21.16 ± 3.29 Kg/M2	11.51	0.01*

*Statistically significant p-values at 0.05 level of significance.