Table 1.
Matched characteristics of the study groups.
| OBMS n = 32 | OB n = 32 | AW n = 32 | p *,† | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Me, IQR) | 13.9 (4.8) | 14.2 (4.1) | 14.0 (4.2) | 0.93 * | |
| Gender (%) | Boys | 56.3 | 56.3 | 56.3 | 1.00 † |
| Girls | 43.8 | 43.8 | 43.8 | ||
| Pubertal Maturation (%) | Prepubescent | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.99 † |
| Pubescent | 25.0 | 21.9 | 25.0 | ||
| Post-pubescent | 62.5 | 65.6 | 62.5 | ||
| Socioeconomic Stratum (%) | Low | 53.1 | 53.1 | 50.0 | 0.84 † |
| Medium | 37.5 | 31.3 | 38.5 | ||
| High | 9.4 | 15.6 | 11.5 | ||
OBMS: obesity with metabolic syndrome; OB: obesity; AW: Appropriate weight; Me: medians; IQR: interquartile ranges; * Kruskal Wallis; † Pearson Chi squared.