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Table 1 Anthropometric characteristics and levels of obesity-related biomarkers in adolescents participating in the HELENA-CSS

From: Dietary animal and plant protein intakes and their associations with obesity and cardio-metabolic indicators in European adolescents: the HELENA cross-sectional study

 

Total

Males

Females

Total participants (n)

1804

855

949

Age (y) (mean (range))

14.7 (12.5-17.4)

14.8 (12.5-17.4)

14.7 (12.5-17.4)

 12.5-14.9 y (n)

1032

481

551

 15.0-17.5 y (n)

772

374

398

Tanner Stage (n = 1752)

n (%)

 Tanner 1

9 (0.514)

9 (1.1)

0 (0.0)

 Tanner 2-4

1294 (73.9)

614 (74.2)

680 (73.5)

 Tanner 5

449 (25.6)

204 (24.7)

245 (26.5)

Weight status (n = 1804)μ

   

 Underweight

142 (7.9)

58 (6.8)

84 (8.9)

 Normal weight

1383 (76.7)

649 (75.9)

734 (77.3)

 Overweight

222 (12.3)

114 (13.3)

108 (11.4)

 Obesity

57 (3.2)

34 (4.0)

23 (2.4)

 

Mean (SD)

Anthropometry

   

 BMI z-score (n = 1804)

0.270 (1.1)

0.358 (1.1)

0.190 (1.0)

 BF% (n = 1764)

22.0 (8.6)

18.4 (9.1)

25.1 (6.8)

Biomarkers

   

 TC (mg/dL) (n = 552)

159.1 (27)

151.9 (24.9)

165.8 (27.1)

 TG (mg/dL) (n = 552)

67.6 (31.1)

64.5 (31.5)

70.5 (30.5)

 LDL-C (mg/dL) (n = 552)

92.6 (24.2)

89.0 (23.2)

96.0 (24.7)

 VLDL-C (mg/dL) (n = 552)

13.5 (6.2)

12.9 (6.3)

14.1 (6.1)

 HDL-C (mg/dL) (n = 552)

55.6 (10.3)

53.3 (9.3)

57.8 (10.7)

 CRP (mg/L) (n = 524)

1.2 (4.0)

1.5 (5.5)

0.841 (1.3)

 Glucose (mg/dL) (n = 552)

90.1 (7.0)

91.9 (7.2)

88.5 (6.4)

 Insulin (μlU/mL) (n = 545)

9.5 (6.0)

9.0 (6.6)

10.0 (6.6)

 Leptin (ng/mL) (n = 518)

18.5 (21.9)

8.1 (12.9)

27.5 (24.1)

  1. SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; BF%, body fat percentage; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; LDL, low-density lipoprotein- cholesterol; VLDL-C, very low-density lipoprotein- cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein- cholesterol; CRP, c-reactive protein.
  2. μBMI categories is classified based on the International Obesity Task Force cut-offs, underweight: <18.5 kg/m2, normal weight: 18.5-24.9 kg/m2, overweight: 25.0-29.9 kg/m2, obesity: ≥30.0 kg/m2.