Table 1. Physical and clinical characteristics of pre-pubertal schoolchildren in Luanda in 2012.
| Variables | Boys (n = 77) | Girls (n = 121) | All (n = 198) | p-value |
| Age (years) | 9.43 ± 1.03 | 9.21 ± 1.12 | 9.29 ± 1.41 | 0.18 |
| Birth weight (kg) | 3.29 ± 0.56 | 3.12 ± 0.58 | 3.19 ± 0.58 | 0.05 |
| Current weight (kg) | 33.08 ± 9.06 | 33.07 ± 10.2 | 33.07 ± 9.72 | 0.99 |
| Height (cm) | 136.7 ± 8.05 | 137.8 ± 9.75 | 137.4 ± 9.12 | 0.44 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 17.70 ± 4.0 | 17.19 ± 3.61 | 17.39 ± 3.76 | 0.36 |
| WC (cm) | 59.58 ± 8.94 | 58.38 ± 9.25 | 58.85 ± 9.13 | 0.37 |
| HC (cm) | 71.82 ± 9.71 | 71.95 ± 10.4 | 71.9 ± 10.12 | 0.93 |
| WHR | 0.82 ± 0.04 | 0.81 ± 0.04 | 0.81 ± 0.03 | 0.008 |
| Fat mass (kg) | 6.36 ± 3.97 | 6.85 ± 4.14 | 6.66 ± 4.07 | 0.41 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 104.7 ± 8.9 | 103.8 ± 8.1 | 104.1 ± 4.2 | 0.46 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 62.6 ± 7.8 | 63.6 ± 6.3 | 63.2 ± 0.4 | 0.33 |
| HR (bpm) | 80.1 ± 9.5 | 84.7 ± 10.2 | 82.9 ± 13.4 | 0.002 |
| Glycaemia (mg/dl) | 87.4 ± 15.3 | 86.5 ± 14.4 | 86.8 ± 15.5 | 0.69 |
| (mmol/l) | 4.85 ± 0.85 | 4.80 ± 0.80 | 4.82 ± 0.86 | |
| TC (mg/dl) | 170.9 ± 36.8 | 172.5 ± 34.4 | 172.5 ± 34.4.1 | 0.75 |
| (mmol/l) | 4.43 ± 0.95 | 4.47 ± 0.89 | 4.45 ± 0.88 | |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 66.3 ± 31.9 | 63.5 ± 29.4 | 64.6 ± 4.0 | 0.54 |
| (mmol/l) | 0.75 ± 0.36 | 0.72 ± 0.33 | 0.73 ± 0.05 | |
| LDL-C (mg/dl) | 102.1 ± 33.2 | 101.4 ± 33.2 | 101.7 ± 22.6 | 0.89 |
| (mmol/l) | 2.64 ± 0.86 | 2.63 ± 0.86 | 2.63 ± 0.59 | |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | 56.8 ± 13.1 | 59.5 ± 12.3 | 58.5 ± 9.1 | 0.13 |
| (mmol/l) | 1.47 ± 0.34 | 1.54 ± 0.32 | 1.52 ± 0.24 | LDL-C/HDL-C |
| LDL-C/HDL-C | 1.9 ± 0.8 | 1.9 ± 0.8 | 1.8 ± 0.3 | 0.28 |
Data presented as mean ± standard deviation, BMI; body mass index, WC, waist circumference; HC, hip circumference; WHR, waist/hip ratio, SBP; systolic blood pressure; DBP; diastolic blood pressure, HR; heart rate, TC, total cholesterol; LDL-C; low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C; high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.