Table 1.
Subject characteristics according to sex.
| Whole study group | Girls | Boys | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | N | Median | 25th | 75th | N | Median | 25th | 75th | N | Median | 25th | 75th | p-value |
| Anthropometrics | |||||||||||||
| Age (years) | 76 | 8.00 | 7.00 | 9.00 | 28 | 8.00 | 7.00 | 9.00 | 48 | 8.00 | 7.00 | 9.00 | 0.850 |
| Height (cm) | 76 | 132.50 | 127.00 | 142.00 | 28 | 131.00 | 127.00 | 139.50 | 48 | 133.00 | 128.00 | 142.00 | 0.428 |
| Weight (kg) | 76 | 28.00 | 25.00 | 34.00 | 28 | 26.70 | 24.30 | 33.90 | 48 | 29.40 | 26.00 | 34.00 | 0.221 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 76 | 15.80 | 14.90 | 17.40 | 28 | 15.50 | 14.20 | 17.60 | 48 | 15.80 | 15.40 | 17.20 | 0.299 |
| BMI-SDS-LMS | 76 | 0.00 | −0.70 | 0.60 | 28 | −0.10 | −1.00 | 0.90 | 48 | 0.00 | −0.60 | 0.60 | 0.311 |
| Height-SDS-LMS | 76 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 1.10 | 28 | 0.40 | −0.40 | 1.40 | 48 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 1.00 | 0.620 |
| Fitness parameters | |||||||||||||
| VO2max (ml/kg/min) | 76 | 49.00 | 44.30 | 53.30 | 28 | 46.50 | 42.60 | 49.50 | 48 | 50.30 | 47.20 | 53.90 | 0.001 |
| Shuttle run rounds | 76 | 30.50 | 20.00 | 43.00 | 28 | 30.00 | 20.00 | 41.80 | 48 | 32.50 | 18.30 | 47.00 | 0.829 |
| Mean hand grip left (kg) | 76 | 11.30 | 8.50 | 14.70 | 28 | 10.30 | 8.30 | 14.50 | 48 | 11.70 | 8.70 | 14.90 | 0.314 |
| Mean hand grip right (kg) | 76 | 12.70 | 9.30 | 15.50 | 28 | 11.50 | 9.00 | 14.30 | 48 | 13.80 | 9.30 | 16.00 | 0.116 |
| Cardiovascular parameters | |||||||||||||
| Heart rate (bpm) | 76 | 83.00 | 73.30 | 91.80 | 28 | 82.00 | 73.00 | 88.80 | 48 | 83.50 | 75.00 | 92.00 | 0.383 |
| PSBP (mmHg) | 76 | 114.00 | 104.00 | 118.00 | 28 | 112.50 | 102.00 | 118.00 | 48 | 114.00 | 104.00 | 118.00 | 0.838 |
| PDBP (mmHg) | 76 | 66.00 | 60.30 | 71.80 | 28 | 63.50 | 58.00 | 69.80 | 48 | 67.00 | 62.30 | 72.80 | 0.144 |
| CSBP (mmHg) | 76 | 96.00 | 89.00 | 102.50 | 28 | 96.50 | 87.50 | 103.00 | 48 | 95.50 | 89.30 | 101.00 | 0.897 |
| CDBP (mmHg) | 76 | 68.00 | 61.30 | 73.00 | 28 | 66.50 | 61.00 | 71.50 | 48 | 68.50 | 62.50 | 73.80 | 0.244 |
| PWV (m/s) | 76 | 4.50 | 4.20 | 4.70 | 28 | 4.50 | 4.10 | 4.80 | 48 | 4.60 | 4.20 | 4.70 | 0.991 |
| BP systolic SDS (z) -Score | 76 | 1.40 | 0.40 | 2.10 | 28 | 1.20 | 0.20 | 2.10 | 48 | 1.50 | 0.50 | 2.10 | 0.464 |
| BP diastolic SDS (z) -Score | 76 | 0.60 | −0.30 | 1.40 | 28 | 0.20 | −0.70 | 1.10 | 48 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 1.60 | 0.076 |
| PWV age (z) -Score | 53 | 1.40 | 0.20 | 2.50 | 20 | 1.00 | −0.20 | 2.50 | 33 | 1.70 | 0.20 | 2.70 | 0.263 |
| PWV height (z) -Score | 70 | 0.90 | −0.60 | 2.10 | 28 | 0.80 | −0.40 | 2.20 | 42 | 1.10 | −0.70 | 1.60 | 0.640 |
| CSBP age (z) -Score | 53 | 0.90 | 0.20 | 2.30 | 20 | 0.70 | −0.40 | 2.10 | 33 | 0.90 | 0.30 | 2.40 | 0.378 |
| CSBP height (z) -Score | 70 | 0.60 | −0.30 | 1.70 | 28 | 0.40 | −0.40 | 1.80 | 42 | 0.60 | −0.30 | 1.60 | 0.598 |
P < 0.05 are shown in bold. BMI, body mass index; PSBP, peripheral systolic blood pressure; PDBP, peripheral diastolic blood pressure; CSBP, central systolic blood pressure; CDBP, central diastolic blood pressure; PWV, pulse wave velocity; BP, blood pressure.