Table 1.

Body composition

Variable	Obese group (n = 92)	Control group (n = 49)	P value
Male/female sex, no.	42/50	22/27	0.93
Age, y	12.7 (11.4–14.9)	13.5 (11.7–14.9)	0.45
Height, cm	160.2±11.6	163.3±12.2	0.13
Weight, kg	67.2 (58.3–90.7)	50.7 (41.3–58.4)	<0.0001
BMI, kg/m2	27.3 (24.1–32.2)	18.9 (16.7–20.1)	<0.0001
BMI z score	2.73±0.66	0.07±0.85	<0.0001
Waist circumference, cm	94.7 (84.9–106.8)	66.3 (62.7–69.6)	<0.0001
WHR	0.60 (0.56–0.64)	0.40 (0.38–0.42)	<0.0001

Data are mean ± SD or median (interquartile range) unless otherwise specified.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; WHR, waist/height ratio.