Table 1: Anthropometric parameters, arterial blood pressure and body composition in obese children and controls.

	Obese (N=40)	Control (N=40)	p-value*
Age (years)	7.8±1.1	7.6±1.1	0.82
Weight (Kg)	45.9±10.45	25.4±4.4	<0.01
BMI (Kg/m2)	24.5±3.4	15.4±1.4	<0.01
Systolic pressure (mmHg)	97.7±8.4	89.0±5.8	<0.01
Diastolic pressure (mmHg)	64.3±7.9	52.9±5.2	<0.01
Body fat (%)	45.1±5.9	21.3±6.0	<0.01
Basal Metabolic Rate (Kcal)	1,216.1±102.1	1,072.9±66.4	<0.01

Data presented as mean ± standard deviation; *unpaired t test or Mann-Whitney U test were used depending on the distribution of the data.