Table 1 General characteristics of the study population (mean ± SD)
From: Antioxidant enzymes activities in obese Tunisian children
Boys (n=50) | Girls (n=56) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age: 6–8.5 years | Age: 9–12 years | Age: 6–8.5 years | Age: 9–12 years | |||||
Obese children (n=11) | Controls (n=12) | Obese children (n=12) | Controls (n=15) | Obese children (n=13) | Controls (n=11) | Obese children (n=18) | Controls (n=14) | |
Age (years) | 7.38 ± 0.86 | 7.39 ± 0.85 | 11.36 ± 0.67 | 11.28 ± 1.32 | 7.55 ± 0.92 | 7.44 ± 0.90 | 11.06 ± 1.24 | 11.29 ± 0.48 |
Height (cm) | 131.0 ± 0.1 | 128.6 ± 0.1 | 151.6 ± 0.06 | 146.1 ± 0.12 | 129.0 ± 0.06 | 127.0 ± 0.07 | 151.0 ± 0.1 a | 141.5 ± 0.09 |
Weight (kg) | 37.43 ± 6.37 b | 25.86 ± 4.02 | 63.90 ± 5.61 a | 36.07 ± 8.38 | 37.83 ± 7.22 a | 26.67 ± 3.56 | 62.47 ± 12.72 b | 33.33 ± 6.10 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 22.28 ± 2.46 b | 15.41 ± 0.98 | 28.57 ± 4.28 b | 17.03 ± 1.87 | 23.24 ± 2.45 b | 15.81 ± 1.37 | 27.44 ± 2.84 b | 16.14 ± 2.10 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 68.33 ± 4.23 a | 54.5 ± 2.12 | 99.0 ± 4.14 b | 61.83 ± 5.74 | 77.2 ± 3.83 b | 53.67 ± 2.31 | 87.67 ± 8.45 a | 65.0 ± 8.18 |
Hip circumference (cm) | 76.5 ± 7.31 a | 63.0 ± 1.41 | 98.5 ± 6.26 a | 69.5 ± 5.28 | 84.25 ± 6.85 a | 60.33 ± 4.2 | 99.67 ± 9.46 a | 75.33 ± 5.77 |
Systolic BP (mm Hg) | 125.0 ± 5.9 | 102.5 ± 3.5 | 124 ± 5.7 | 104.5 ± 5.8 | 127.5 ± 6.5 | 106.7 ± 5.8 | 129.8 ± 8.0 | 118.3 ± 7.6 |
Systolic BP z-score | 1.28 ± 0.68 | 1.11 ± 0.88 | 2.88 ± 1.1 | 2.81 ± 1.2 | 1.85 ± 0.82 | 1.38 ± 0.53 | 2.83 ± 0.61 | 2.27 ± 0.47 |
Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 66.7 ± 5.2 | 65.7 ± 7.5 | 72.5 ± 5.6 | 67.5 ± 2.7 | 68.8 ± 7.5 | 63.3 ± 5.8 | 72.5 ± 5.4 | 70.0 ± 6.7 |
Diastolic BP z-score | 0.39 ± 0.19 | 0.29 ± 0.16 | 0.88 ± 0.18 | 0.82 ± 0.21 | 0.54 ± 0.18 | 0.46 ± 0.1 | 1.09 ± 0.46 | 0.78 ± 0.37 |
Glucose* (mmol/L) | 3.86 ± 0.56 | 3.97 ± 0.51 | 4.24 ± 0.92 | 4.42 ± 0.71 | 3.70 ± 0.50 | 4.04 ± 0.45 | 4.57 ± 0.55 | 4.45 ± 0.73 |
Total cholesterol** (mmol/L) | 4.22 ± 1.21 a | 3.13 ± 0.97 | 4.39 ± 0.79 b | 3.05 ± 0.41 | 4.29 ± 1.26 a | 3.18 ± 1.17 | 4.40 ± 0.31 b | 3.10 ± 0.21 |
Triglycerides*** (mmol/L) | 0.95 ± 0.15 | 0.85 ± 0.14 | 0.98 ± 0.12 | 0.82 ± 0.18 | 0.92 ± 0.15 | 0.79 ± 0.17 | 0.94 ± 0.18 | 0.82 ± 0.17 |