Table 1.

Basic Characteristics of 532 Adolescents

	Male (n=271)	Female (n=261)	P Value
Age, y	14.6±1.5	14.6±1.5	0.827
Height, cm	172.9±9.8	165.1±6.8	<0.001
Weight, kg	60.5±12.6	58.0±10.6	<0.001
BMI, kg/m²	21.0±3.4	21.2±3.4	0.295
BMI percentile	58.4±27.4	59.5±27.1	0.375
Resting systolic BP, mm Hg	115.5±13.2	110.6±11.9	<0.001
Resting diastolic BP, mm Hg	56.4±8.1	58.1±7.1	<0.001
Exercise systolic BP*, mm Hg	153.6±20.6	146.1±18.2	<0.001
Exercise diastolic BP*, mm Hg	54.1±8.5	54.3±8.7	0.784

Values are mean±SD. BMI indicates body mass index; BP, blood pressure.

^*n=492 (boys n=252, girls n=240).