Table 1.

Comparison of anthropometric and clinical parameters between cases and controls

Variable	Cases (n = 40) Mean ± sd	Control (n = 30) Mean ± sd	P
Age (years)	9.15 ± 3.64	9.70 ± 4.38	0.63
Weight z-score	0.61 ± 0.47	-0.42 ± 0.67	0.12
Height z-score	-0.48 ± 1.21	-0.27 ± 1.14	0.77
Bmi z- score	0.67 ± 1.28	0.41 ± 0.83	0.52
Sbp z-score	0.76 ± 0.44	0.16 ± 0.36	0.001*
Dbp z-score	1.1 ± 0.49	0.41 ± 0.38	0.000*