Variable Female n= 24 Male n= 14 p
Age (years) 13.2 ± 0.7 12.8 ± 0.7 0.16
Weight (kg) 80.5 ± 11.7 74.9 ± 13.6 0.19
Height (m) 1.58 ± 0.06 1.58 ± .09 0.93
BMI (kg/m2) 32.0 ± 3.7 29.6 ± 3.3 0.04
SBP (mmHg) 127.5 ± 8.5 125.3 ± 7.7 0.44
DBP (mmHg) 86.6 ± 7.3 82.1 ± 5.0 0.04
Physical activity (mets/week) 1652 ± 254 1918 ± 290 0.005
Run distance (m/12min) 1313.6 ± 176.5 1456.1 ± 166.0 0.01
VO2max (mL/kg/min) 16.3 ± 3.7 19.3 ± 3.5 0.01
Glucose (mmol/L) 5.0 ± 0.4 5.4 ± 0.4 0.02
Leptin (ng/mL) 24.3 (17.4-32.3) 19.9 (15.2-22.1) 0.08
Adiponectin (ng/mL) 12.7 (4.9-22.7) 6.3 (2.5-12.9) 0.16
Table 1: Baseline clinical and biochemical characteristics of obese adolescents according to gender.