Table 1.
Characteristics of the study subjects.
| Cases | Controls | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | n | p-Value | |||
| Age (years ± SD) | 16.8 ± 2.5 | 102 | 17.0 ± 2.2 | 102 | |
| M | 16.7 ± 2.4 | 45 | 17.2 ± 2.0 | 48 | |
| F | 16.9 ± 2.6 | 57 | 16.8 ± 2.0 | 54 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21.5 ± 3.6 | 22.4 ± 3.4 | 0.08 | ||
| M | 21.6 ± 3.8 | 45 | 23.5 ± 3.3 | 48 | 0.01 |
| F | 21.5 ± 3.5 | 57 | 21.5 ± 3.2 | 54 | 0.98 |
| Weight (Kg) | 60.0 ± 12.4 | 63.0 ± 14.2 | 0.1 | ||
| M | 64.1 ± 14.1 | 45 | 70.9 ± 14.8 | 48 | 0.01 |
| F | 56.7 ± 9.8 | 57 | 56.3 ± 9.5 | 54 | 0.92 |
| Height (m) | 1.66 ± 0.09 | 1.67 ± 0.09 | 0.21 | ||
| M | 1.71 ± 0.09 | 45 | 1.74 ± 0.08 | 48 | 0.1 |
| F | 1.62 ± 0.05 | 57 | 1.62 ± 0.06 | 54 | 0.7 |
BMI: body mass index; M: male; F: female; SD: standard deviation.