Table 1. Age, anthropometry and body composition of the adolescents.
| Group 1 (n=38) | Group 2 (n=40) | Group 3 (n=35) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Median (range) | Mean ± SD | Median (range) | Mean ± SD | Median (range) | |
| Age (years) | 15.9 (1.3) | 15.6 (14-18.8) | 15.9 (1.3) | 15.8 (14-18) | 15.7 (1.1) | 15.4 (14-17.9) |
| Weight (kg) | 57.7 (6.3) | 57. (46.5-75.4) | 51.2 (6.0)a.d | 49.9 (43-67.8) | 70. (12.7) | 67.5 (55.4-116)b.d |
| Height (m) | 1.62 (0.06) | 1.62 (1.50-1.80) | 1.61 (0.07) | 1.61 (1.48-1.78) | 1.6 (0.06) | 1.59 (1.49-1.74) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21.9 (1.75) | 21.7 (19.2-25.2) | 19.7 (1.5) | 19.4 (17.8-23.4)a.d | 27.3 (4.03) | 25.9 (23.4-41.4)b.d |
| BF% | 30.6 (1.8) | 30.2 (28.2-35.0) | 22.7 (1.3) | 22.9 (20.1-24.7)a.d | 33.6 (3.3) | 32.6 (29.2-42.4)b.d |
| WC (cm) | 70.9 (7.9) | 69.6 (61.2-111.0) | 65.2 (3.1) | 64.7 (60.4-72.7)a.d | 79.1 (7.8) | 76.8 (67.6-105.2)b.d |
| UmC (cm) | 79.1 (5.5) | 78.9 (69.0-91.9) | 72.3 (4.3) | 72.3 (64.8-83.7)a.d | 89.5 (9.4) | 88.0 (73.8-88)b.d |
| HC (cm) | 97.8 (5.3) | 97.2 (89.0-109.6) | 91.8 (4.8)a.d | 91. (86-104.7) | 106.7 (8.0)b.d | 105.3 (94.9-134.8) |
| Thigh (cm) | 40.4 (2.7) | 40.7 (34.5-46) | 37.9 (2.3)a.d | 37.6 (34.5-43) | 44.8 (4.1) | 44.4 (38.5-57.9)b.d |
| WHR | 0.73 (0.09) | 0.72 (0.62-1.21) | 0.71 (0.03) | 0.71 (0.6-0.8) | 0.74 (0.05) | 0.74 (0.66-0.85)b.c |
| WHtR | 0.44 (0.05) | 0.43 (0.37-0.72) | 0.41 (0.02) | 0.41 (0.36-0.45)a.d | 0.50 (0.05) | 0.48 (0.43-0.63)b.d |
| WTR | 1.96 (0.13) | 1.95 (1.73-2.25) | 1.91 (0.11) | 1.91 (1.7-2.1) | 2.00 (0.13) | 2.00 (1.70-2.30) |
| CI | 1.07 (0.12) | 1.06 (0.90-1.70) | 1.04 (0.03)a.c | 1.04 (0.9-1.1) | 1.08 (0.04) | 1.09 (0.90-1.20) |
| SAD | 17.4 (0.9) | 17.3 (15.3-18.9) | 15.9 (1.1)a.d | 15.8 (14.2-18.2) | 20. (2.3) | 19.7 (16.5-26.3)b.d |
| CD | 30. (1.7) | 30.2 (26.5-32.9) | 27.7 (1.6)a.d | 27.5 (25-31) | 33.4 (2.7)b.d | 33.8 (28.5-39.2) |
| CSF | 56.5 (12.8) | 53.5 (32.0-77.0) | 39.2 (7.6) | 38.0 (20.0-69.0)a.d | 72.9 (13.5)b.d | 72.0 (55.0-114.0) |
| PSF | 38.5 (6.5) | 38.5 (27.0-52.0) | 30.8 (5.4) | 30.0 (23.0-49.0)a.d | 49.9 (9.9)b.d | 49.0 (33.0-72.0) |
| CSF/PSF | 1.47 (0.26) | 1.43 (1.00-2.29) | 1.28 (0.19)a.d | 1.29 (0.69-1.57) | 1.48 (0.21) | 1.50 (1.08-1.78) |
BMI, body mass index; BF%, body fat percentage; WC, waist circumference; UmC, umbilical circumference; HC, hip circumference; WHR, waist/hip ratio; WHtR, waist/height ratio; WTR, waist/thigh ratio; CI, conicity index; SAD, sagittal abdominal diameter; CD, coronal diameter; CSF, central skinfolds; PSF, peripheral skinfolds; CSF/PSF, central/peripheral skin folds. Student's t Test and Mann-Whitney Test. a Difference between G1 and G2. b Difference between G1 and G3. c p<0.05. d p<0.001.