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Physical characteristics
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Boys mean (SD)
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Girls mean (SD)
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Gender differences (p value)
|
|---|
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Age (years)
|
16.4 (1.1)
|
16.3 (1.2)
|
p > 0.05
|
|
Height (cm)a
|
160.7 (9.4)
|
158.3 (6.1)
|
p < 0.05
|
|
Weight (kgs)
|
48.8 (8.3)
|
49.5 (7.3)
|
p > 0.05
|
|
Waist circumference (cm)a
|
26.3 (2.0)
|
25.5 (1.7)
|
P < 0.05
|
|
Hip circumference (cm)a
|
30.8 (2.5)
|
33.0 (2.6)
|
p < 0.05
|
|
Waist-hip ratio
|
0.8 (0.5)
|
0.8 (0.6)
|
p > 0.05
|
|
BMIa
|
18.8 (2.6)
|
19.7 (2.4)
|
p < 0.05
|
|
• Underweight %
|
9.6
|
9.7
|
p < 0.05
|
|
• Normal weight%
|
75.5
|
75.1
|
p < 0.05
|
|
• Overweight %
|
3.6
|
10.6
|
p < 0.05
|
|
• Obese %
|
11.4
|
4.7
|
p < 0.05
|
|
Systolic BP
|
116.6 (12.3)
|
115.4 (11.2)
|
p > 0.05
|
|
• pre-hypertension %
|
31.4
|
34.9
|
p > 0.05
|
|
• hypertension %
|
5.7
|
3.2
|
p > 0.05
|
|
Diastolic BPa
|
64.4 (8.5)
|
66.5 (8.9)
|
P < 0.05
|
|
• pre-hypertension %
|
4.2
|
6.7
|
p > 0.05
|
|
• hypertension %
|
0.8
|
0.9
|
p > 0.05
|
- Key aindicates significant differences
