Table 1.

Participants’ characteristics (mean ± SD) for the total sample and by sex.

	Total (N = 513)	Male (N = 257)	Female (N = 256)
Age (years)	12.06 ± 1.93	12.16 ± 1.93	11.96 ± 1.94
Maturity status
Pre-PHV	−2.02 ± 0.58	−2.19 ± 0.56	–1.76 ± 0.52
Circa-PHV	0.002 ± 0.38	0.04 ± 0.44	–0.02 ± 0.34
Post-PHV	1.80 ± 0.56	1.43 ± 0.41	1.95 ± 0.54
BMI classification
Underweight	1.71 ± 0.99	1.67 ± 1.0	1.80 ± 1.09
Normal weight	41.24 ± 21.82	41.27 ± 22.61	41.22 ± 21.15
Overweight	90.09 ± 4.01	90 ± 4.04	90.17 ± 4.01
Obese	98.15 ± 0.99	98.14 ± 0.99	98.16 ± 0.99

PHV: peak height velocity, BMI: body mass index.