Table 1 Characteristics of the study population by ethnicity and sex
Hindustani | Creole | Javanese | Maroon | Mixed | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys | (n = 86) | (n = 85) | (n = 60) | (n = 41) | (n = 117) | |
Age (y) | 14.7 (1.5) | 15.1 (1.2) | 15.0 (1.2) | 15.3 (1.2) | 14.7 (1.4) | 0.01 |
Heart rate | 83.6 (12.5) | 79.1 12.8) | 82.3 (12.9) | 81.0 (12.1) | 79.1 (11.5) | 0.06 |
Height (cm) | 168.8 (9.6) | 169.4 (9.5) | 165.7 (8.7) | 169.8 (8.3) | 169.7 (8.4) | 0.06 |
Weight (Kg) | 58.1 (18.0) | 60.6 (13.0) | 56.1 (13.6) | 56.0 (10.1) | 60.0 (13.1) | 0.20 |
BMI (Kg/m2) | 20.1 (4.9) | 21.0 (3.7) | 20.2 (4.0) | 19.3 (2.8) | 20.7 (3.8) | 0.18 |
Overweight/obesity, % | 24.4 | 21.2 | 18.3 | 7.3 | 18.8 | 0.24 |
Exercise ≥5–7 days/week, % | 18.6 | 28.2 | 20.0 | 43.9 | 29.1 | 0.03 |
Girls | (n = 81) | (n = 84) | (n = 68) | (n = 50) | (n = 183) | |
Age (y) | 14.5 (1.5) | 14.7 (1.3) | 14.4 (1.4) | 15.0 (1.3) | 14.8 (1.3) | 0.11 |
Heart rate | 87.4 (11.5) | 86.4 (13.2) | 87.0 (13.1) | 84.4 (13.6) | 82.6 (12.0) | 0.02 |
Height (cm) | 160.1 (5.7) | 164.4 (7.0) | 157.8 (6.1) | 160.6 (5.0) | 161.4 (6.3) | 0.001 |
Weight (Kg) | 51.1 (12.3) | 56.4 (11.4) | 48.2 (8.1) | 55.0 (10.9) | 53.0 (10.1) | 0.001 |
BMI (Kg/m2) | 19.5 (4.0) | 20.8 (3.8) | 19.3 (3.0) | 21.3 (4.1) | 20.3 (3.5) | 0.02 |
Overweight/obesity, % | 13.6 | 21.4 | 7.4 | 20.0 | 13.7 | 0.12 |
Exercise ≥5–7 days/week, % | 7.4 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 8.2 | 0.74 |