Table 1. General characteristics of all subjects' participants of this study.
| Variables | Experimental group | Control group | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| n | n | N | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Female | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| Age (y) | |||
| 10–12 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| 13–15 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| BMI | |||
| Overweight | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Obesity | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Maturational stage | |||
| Prepubertal | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Continuous maturation | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Matured | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Skin color | |||
| White | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| Nonwhite | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Socioeconomic level | |||
| AB | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| C | 11 | 12 | 23 |
| DE | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| rs9939609 FTO genotype | |||
| AA/AT | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| TT | 6 | 9 | 15 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; FTO, fat-mass and obesity-associated.