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. 2022 Mar 26;19(7):3963. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19073963

Table 1.

Body composition values before and during pandemic.

Age Group ANOVA p-Value
2)
Test Sex Sample 6–8 Years 8–10 Years 10–12 Years 12–14 Years 14–16 Years 16–18 Years S A Sample S × A S × Sample A × Sample S × A × Sample
Waist Circumference (cm) Boys Pre 59.77 ± 6.76 64.68 ± 8.99 69.04 ± 10.04 73.48 ± 11.51 76.66 ± 10.74 78.62 ± 10.51 <0.001 (0.012) <0.001 (0.129) <0.001 (0.002) <0.001 (0.006) 0.012 (0.000398) 0.128 (0.000537) 0.092 (0.000594)
Post 60.56 ± 7.57 66.21 ± 8.90 70.71 ± 10.23 75.01 ± 12.32 80.95 ± 11.34 81.14 ± 13.47
Girls Pre 59.10 ± 6.58 64.25 ± 8.58 67.48 ± 9.49 70.72 ± 10.18 71.85 ± 9.72 72.47 ± 9.61
Post 60.52 ± 7.53 64.9 ± 10.06 67.00 ± 9.08 72.6 ± 10.67 72.91 ± 10.01 72.97 ± 8.83
Hip Circumference (cm) Boys Pre 68.51 ± 6.11 74.86 ± 8.19 80.53 ± 8.76 86.28 ± 9.82 92.06 ± 9.69 95.60 ± 9.30 0.102 (0.000174) <0.001 (0.288) <0.001 (0.001) <0.001 (0.002) 0.223 (0.000097) <0.001 (0.002) 0.115 (0.00057)
Post 68.63 ± 6.81 77.38 ± 8.20 84.29 ± 8.74 86.98 ± 11.44 94.97 ± 10.61 92.49 ± 10.92
Girls Pre 68.71 ± 6.28 75.21 ± 7.95 81.38 ± 9.59 88.04 ± 9.99 93.34 ± 9.38 95.12 ± 9.67
Post 68.11 ± 7.22 77.74 ± 9.53 83.47 ± 10.07 90.72 ± 10.62 92.69 ± 10.56 92.80 ± 12.12
BMI (kg/m2) Boys Pre 17.33 ± 2.74 18.85 ± 3.38 19.81 ± 3.61 21.15 ± 4.09 21.99 ± 4.11 22.93 ± 3.96 0.014 (0.000363) <0.001 (0.095) 0.002 (0.001) 0.001 (0.001) 0.440 (0.000036) 0.651 (0.000200) 0.117 (0.001)
Post 17.63 ± 2.71 19.42 ± 3.64 20.18 ± 3.93 21.05 ± 4.42 22.58 ± 4.19 22.51 ± 4.36
Girls Pre 17.32 ± 2.60 18.77 ± 3.19 19.82 ± 3.79 21.42 ± 4.03 22.67 ± 4.07 22.99 ± 4.33
Post 17.73 ± 2.96 19.08 ± 3.71 19.62 ± 3.66 22.05 ± 4.30 23.12 ± 4.42 23.56 ± 4.18
WHR Boys Pre 0.88 ± 0.05 0.87 ± 0.06 0.86 ± 0.07 0.85 ± 0.07 0.83 ± 0.07 0.82 ± 0.07 <0.001 (0.031) <0.001 (0.049) <0.001 (0.001) <0.001 (0.014) 0.057 (0.000237) <0.001 (0.006) 0.018 (0.001)
Post 0.88 ± 0.07 0.85 ± 0.06 0.85 ± 0.07 0.86 ± 0.10 0.86 ± 0.08 0.86 ± 0.08
Girls Pre 0.87 ± 0.06 0.86 ± 0.06 0.83 ± 0.07 0.80 ± 0.07 0.77 ± 0.07 0.76 ± 0.06
Post 0.89 ± 0.08 0.84 ± 0.08 0.81 ± 0.08 0.81 ± 0.10 0.78 ± 0.07 0.79 ± 0.07
WHtR Boys Pre 0.48 ± 0.05 0.48 ± 0.06 0.47 ± 0.06 0.47 ± 0.07 0.45 ± 0.06 0.45 ± 0.06 <0.001 (0.003) <0.001 (0.015) <0.001 (0.002) <0.001 (0.002) 0.008 (0.000449) 0.322 (0.000369) 0.194 (<0.001)
Post 0.49 ± 0.05 0.49 ± 0.06 0.49 ± 0.06 0.48 ± 0.07 0.47 ± 0.06 0.47 ± 0.08
Girls Pre 0.48 ± 0.05 0.48 ± 0.06 0.46 ± 0.06 0.45 ± 0.06 0.45 ± 0.06 0.45 ± 0.06
Post 0.49 ± 0.05 0.48 ± 0.07 0.46 ± 0.06 0.46 ± 0.06 0.45 ± 0.06 0.45 ± 0.05

BMI: body mass index; WHR: waist to hip ratio; WHtR: waist to height ratio; Pre: Prepandemic; Post: Pandemic; S: sex; A: age.