| Parameters |
Male (N- 311 ) |
Female (N- 558) |
Total (N- 869) |
P Value |
| Age (years) |
11.06 ± 2.7 |
15.39 ± 3.5 |
13.45 ± 3.8 |
0.10 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm/Hg) |
103.41 ± 8.2 |
108.07 ± 11.3 |
105 ± 10.3 |
0.09 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm/Hg) |
66.34 ± 5.9 |
71.37 ± 7.7 |
69.11 ± 7.4 |
0.09 |
| Waist circumference (cm) |
55.69 ± 12.2 |
70.47 ± 11.4 |
63.84 ±13.9 |
.01 |
| Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L) |
4.70 ± 0.71 |
4.76 ± 0.52 |
4.73 ± 0.62 |
0.59 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) |
1.34 ± 0.32 |
1.38 ± 0.41 |
1.36 ± 0.37 |
0.50 |
| HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) |
1.06 ± 0.12 |
1.08 ± 0.14 |
1.07 ± 0.13 |
0.30 |
| BMI (CDC) (kg/m2) |
18 ± 2.1 |
23.2 ± 2.3 |
20.7 ± 2.0 |
0.04 |
| Weight |
41.5 ± 8 .7 |
45 ± 9.4 |
43.5 ± 8.6 |
1.0 |
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