Table 2.
Differences in selected anthropometric features and lipid profile values between girls and boys in the study group
| Variable | Girls | Boys | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. valid | Mean ± SD | No. valid | Mean ± SD | p-value | |
| age (years) | 956 | 10.64 ± 3.07 | 960 | 10.68 ± 2.95 | 0.569 |
| weight at birth (grams) | 917 | 3470.93 ± 536.04 | 924 | 3591.78 ± 582.25 | 0.000 |
| gestational age (weeks) | 923 | 39.79 ± 1.80 | 927 | 39.73 ± 1.79 | 0.302 |
| father’s BMI | 847 | 29.50 ± 4.66 | 861 | 29.58 ± 4.80 | 0.962 |
| mother’s BMI | 909 | 26.69 ± 5.14 | 907 | 26.59 ± 5.18 | 0.648 |
| BMI percentile | 956 | 94.33 ± 5.22 | 960 | 93.61 ± 5.62 | 0.000 |
| waist z-score | 956 | 1.39 ± 0.56 | 959 | 1.95 ± 0.49 | 0.000 |
| bioimp_fat_mass_% | 951 | 33.01 ± 5.87 | 955 | 26.63 ± 6.06 | 0.000 |
| bioimp_muscle_mass_% | 951 | 63.64 ± 4.75 | 955 | 69.59 ± 5.53 | 0.000 |
| bioimp_lean_mass _% | 951 | 66.94 ± 6.03 | 954 | 73.33 ± 6.51 | 0.000 |
| SBP z-score | 956 | 0.57 ± 1.18 | 960 | 0.65 ± 1.14 | 0.143 |
| DBP z-score | 956 | 1.11 ± 1.22 | 960 | 1.00 ± 1.13 | 0.064 |
| TC (mg/dL) | 973 | 169.44 ± 28.68 | 975 | 167.14 ± 29.61 | 0.098 |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 973 | 47.39 ± 9.75 | 975 | 47.10 ± 10.61 | 0.285 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 973 | 83.83 ± 40.19 | 975 | 82.89 ± 46.98 | 0.013 |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 973 | 105.28 ± 25.28 | 975 | 103.46 ± 26.28 | 0.197 |
U Man-Whitney test, p-value was bolded as statistically significant if p < 0.05