Table 1.
Population characteristics.
| Total (n = 242) |
Boys (n = 113) |
Girls (n = 129) |
p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Sex n (%) | 113 (46.7%) | 129 (53.3%) | ||
| (2) Age (in years) | 12.5 ± 2.1 (242) | 12.7 ± 2.1 (113) | 12.3 ± 2.2 (129) | 0.110 † |
| (3) Height (in m) | 1.59 ± 0.11 (242) | 1.62 ± 0.12 (113) | 1.56 ± 0.10 (129) | <0.001 † |
| (4) Weight (in kg) | 76.4 ± 19.6 (242) | 81.3 ± 22.3 (113) | 72.1 ± 15.8 (129) | <0.001 † |
| (5) BMI (in kg/m2) | 30.0 ± 4.8 (242) | 30.7 ± 5.4 (113) | 29.4 ± 4.2 (129) | 0.038 † |
| (6) BMI-SDS | 2.45 ± 0.46 (242) | 2.45 ± 0.47 (113) | 2.45 ± 0.45 (129) | 0.974 † |
| (7) Adolescent status | ||||
| <13 years old | 135 (55.8%) | 57 (50.44%) | 78 (60.47%) | |
| ≥13 years old | 107 (44.2%) | 56 (49.56%) | 51 (39.53%) | 0.117 ‡ |
| Overall (n = 205) |
Boys (n = 97) |
Girls (n = 108) |
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| (8) Migration background (yes) | 23 (11.2%) | 10 (10.3%) | 13 (12.0%) | 0.696 ‡ |
| (9) Media consumption (h/day) |
3.23 ± 3.27 (205) | 3.45 ± 3.82 (97) | 3.02 ± 2.69 (108) | 0.349 † |
The data are presented as the mean ± SD; BMI = body mass index; BMI SDS = body mass index standard deviation score; p-values calculated with the † unpaired t-test; ‡ Chi square test.