. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 1.

Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Obes. 2014 Nov 18;10(4):320–327. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.270

Table 1.

Characteristics of the normal-weight (n = 15), overweight (n =13) and obese (n = 14) children

Variable^*	Normal weight^# (Mean ± SD or %)	Overweight^# (Mean ± SD or %)	Obese^# (Mean ± SD or %)
Females	53	54	57
Age (years) Range (years)	11.7 ± 2.9 8 – 17	12.2 ± 3.8 6 – 17	10.5 ± 2.8 7 – 16
Waist circumference (mm)	663.0 ± 98.8	804.0 ± 141.4	891.43 ± 99.5
BMI (kg/m²)	18.1 ± 2.8	23.0 ± 3.8	27.5 ± 4.1
SBP (mm Hg)	100.2 ± 6.3	106.0 ± 11.2	104.7 ± 10.25
DBP (mm Hg)	60.2 ± 5.8	64.3 ± 7.4	62.6 ± 7.8
HDL-C (mg/dL)	55.3 ± 14.3	42.0 ± 8.0	41.4 ±10.7
TG (mg/dL)	51.7 ± 25.4	74.4 ± 38.7	91.8 ± 45.1
HOMA-IR	1.5 ± 0.6	1.8 ± 0.4	2.1 ± 0.5

BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HDL-C: high density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; HOMA-IR: Homeostasis Model of Assessment - Insulin Resistance;

Weight categories were defined using BMI percentiles by sex and age; normal weight: <85th percentile for sex and age; overweight: ≥85th and <95th percentile for sex and age; and obese: BMI ≥95th percentile for sex and age.