Table 1. Characteristics of participants (n = 55).

Males:females	34:21
Age, yr, mean (SD)	11.3 (0.2)
Height, cm, median (IQR)	140.5 (27.9)
BMI, kg.m-2, mean (SD)	18.4 (3.4)
BMI grade, mean (SD)	0.25 (1.16)
Waist circumference, cm, median (IQR)	65.0 (15.0)
Waist-height ratio, median (IQR)	0.43 (0.07)
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg, mean (SD)	109.5 (14.0)
zSBP, mean (SD)	-0.37 (1.21)
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg, mean (SD)	64.1 (11.7)
zDBP, mean (SD)	0.84 (1.33)
GMFCS level, n (%)
Level I	46 (83.6)
Level II	9 (16.4)
Classification of cerebral palsy, n (%)
Spastic unilateral	38 (69.1)
Spastic bilateral	15 (27.3)
Non-spastic	2 (3.6)

zSBP, z-scores for systolic blood pressure; zDBP, z-scores for diastolic blood pressure; GMFCS, Gross Motor Function Classification System