Normal Weight Overweight          
Variables Active (n=67) Inactive (n=120) Active (n=70) Inactive (n=132) F p-value Pairwise comparisons p-value for linear trend
WC (cm) 62.0± 0.6 62.7± 0.5 70.3± 0.6 71.3± 0.5 75.11 <0.001 NA<OA; NA<OI; NI<OA; NI<OI <0.001
HDL (mg/dl) 55.4± 1.6 54.5± 1.2 52.1± 1.6 49.4± 1.1 3.99 0.008 NA>OI;NI>OI 0.002
TRI (mg/dl) 62.9± 7.0 67.1± 5.3 81.2± 6.9 89.2± 4.9 4.10 0.007 NA<OI;NI<OI 0.001
GLU (mg/dl) 89.5± 0.9 89.5± 0.7 90.5± 0.9 89.6± 0.6 0.33 0.806 ------ 0.712
SBP (mmHg) 104.3± 1.2 106.0± 0.9 107.3± 1.2 110.0± 0.8 5.40 0.001 NA<OI; NI<OI <0.001
DBP (mmHg) 59.3± 0.9 61.3± 0.7 61.4± 0.9 63.1± 0.7 3.50 0.016 NA<OI 0.003
MAP (mmHg) 74.3± 0.9 76.2± 0.7 76.7± 0.9 78.7± 0.6 5.44 0.001 NA<OI; NI<OI <0.001
ZMS -1.7± 0.3 -1.1± 0.3 0.8± 0.3 1.5± 0.3 26.55 <0.001 NA<OA; NA<OI; NI<OA; NI<OI <0.001
WC: Waist circumference; TRI: Triglycerides; GLU: Glucose; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; MAP: Mean arterial pressure; zMS: Metabolic syndrome z score; NA: Normal weight and physically active group; NI: Normal weight and inactive group; OA: Overweight and physically active group; OI: Overweight and inactive group
Table 2: Differences in metabolic risk indicators and zMS across BMI-physical activity groups, controlling for sex and biological maturity.