Table 1.
Baseline characteristic (Anthropometric and biomarkers).
| Boys | Girls | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 89 (52%) | 82 (48%) | |
| Age, years | 11.2 (3.4) | 10.4 (2.8) | 0.09 |
| Height, cm | 153.3 (20.0) | 147.3 (14.6) | 0.03 |
| Weight, kg | 67.1 (26.5) | 59.8 (20.6) | 0.05 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 27.2 (5.0) | 26.7 (4.9) | 0.51 |
| BMI-SDS, kg/m2 | 3.3 (0.7) | 2.9 (0.6) | <0.01 |
| Waist circumferance, cm | 94.2 (16.) | 89.6 (13.8) | 0.05 |
| Hip circumferance, cm | 97.0 (15.7) | 95.1 (14.8) | 0.40 |
| bioimpedance fat, % | 33.2 (6.3) | 37.8 (5.2) | <0.01 |
| bioimpedance muscle, % | 63.6 (6.1) | 59.1 (5.0) | <0.01 |
| DEXA-FM, % | 41.7 (4.7) | 43.5 (4.7) | 0.01 |
| DEXA-FFM, % | 55.6 (4.6) | 53.8 (4.5) | <0.01 |
| Cholesterol, mmol/L | 4.2 (0.7) | 4.3 (0.7) | 0.63 |
| HDL, mmol/L | 1.3 (0.3) | 1.3 (0.3) | 0.49 |
| LDL, mmol/L | 2.6 (0.7) | 2.7 (0.6) | 0.46 |
| Triglycerides, mmol/L | 1.1 (0.8) | 1.0 (0.5) | 0.26 |
| LDH, mmol/L | 230.6 (40.5) | 227.6 (49.7) | 0.67 |
| ALAT, IU/L | 24.9 (13.8) | 23.9 (16.4) | 0.67 |
| Bilirubin, μmol/L | 7.4 (3.9) | 7.1 (3.5) | 0.61 |
| Fasting glucose, mmol/L | 5.2 (0.3) | 5.0 (0.4) | 0.03 |
| HbA1c, mmol/L | 5.6 (0.4) | 5.6 (0.4) | 0.50 |
| TSH, 10−3 IU/L | 2.6 (1.1) | 2.5 (1.) | 0.36 |
| T3, pmol/L | 6.3 (0.7) | 6.4 (0.8) | 0.51 |
| Albumin, mg/L | 41.2 (2.5) | 41.1 (2.5) | 0.86 |
| Creatinine, μmol/L | 48.6 (13.4) | 44.2 (7.9) | <0.01 |
| Carbamide, mmol/L | 4.5 (1.1) | 4.1 (1.0) | 0.02 |
| Uric acid, mmol/L | 0.30 (0.09) | 0.28 (0.06) | 0.02 |
The p-values represent differences between boys and girls. All data are reported as mean value with standard deviations (SD).