Table 1.
Characteristics of the participants by altitude.
| Characteristics | 1,500 m | p-value | 4,500 m | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LN (n = 20) | LOB (n = 15) | HN (n = 20) | HOB (n = 15) | |||
| Age | 9.20 ± 1.44 | 8.20 ± 1.24 | 0.094 | 8.70 ± 1.53 | 9.53 ± 1.06 | 0.079 |
| Male | 11 (55.0) | 8 (53.3) | 0.922 | 8 (40.0) | 8 (53.3) | 0.433 |
| Female | 9 (45.0) | 7 (46.7) | 12 (60.0) | 7 (46.7) | ||
| Hight (cm) | 135.6 ± 7.4 | 137.8 ± 9.7 | 0.450 | 135.8 ± 7.6 | 137.1 ± 6.5 | 0.618 |
| Weight (kg) | 25.8 ± 4.2 | 38.9 ± 5.0 | 0.000 | 24.9 ± 4.1 | 35.0 ± 4.5* | 0.000 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 13.9 ± 1.1 | 20.5 ± 2.2 | 0.000 | 13.5 ± 1.4 | 18.6 ± 1.8* | 0.000 |
| Waist (cm) | 51.9 ± 4.6 | 70.5 ± 5.3 | 0.000 | 48.9 ± 5.4 | 61.6 ± 4.9* | 0.000 |
| Hip (cm) | 57.3 ± 5.3 | 77.3 ± 5.1 | 0.000 | 55.0 ± 6.7 | 68.5 ± 4.9* | 0.000 |
| TC | 3.9 ± 0.7 | 4.3 ± 0.9 | 0.116 | 4.5 ± 0.8 | 4.4 ± 0.5 | 0.814 |
| TG | 1.2 ± 0.3 | 1.6 ± 0.4 | 0.012 | 1.1 ± 0.4 | 1.4 ± 0.5 | 0.024 |
| HDL | 1.4 ± 0.9 | 1.1 ± 0.3 | 0.160 | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 1.1 ± 0.4 | 0.081 |
| LDL | 2.1 ± 0.4 | 2.3 ± 0.6 | 0.152 | 2.5 ± 0.6 | 2.8 ± 0.4* | 0.068 |
| GLU | 4.8 ± 0.5 | 4.6 ± 0.5 | 0.224 | 4.8 ± 0.5 | 4.4 ± 0.9 | 0.122 |
LN means low-altitude obese children, LOB means low-altitude obese children, HN means high-altitude normal weight children, HOB means high-altitude obese children.
*
Compared with LOB group (p < 0.05).