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Table 1 Participant characteristics; results are mean ± SD.

From: Modifiable risk factors for overweight and obesity in children and adolescents from São Paulo, Brazil

 

7-10 yr

11-14 yr

15-18 yr

All

 

Male (n = 317)

Female (n = 340)

Male (n = 796)

Female (n = 823)

Male (n = 483)

Female (n = 638)

Male (n = 1,596)

Female (n = 1,801)

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Age (yr)

9.4

1.2

9.4

1.2

13.0

1.1

12.9

1.1

16.4

0.8

16.4

0.7

13.3

2.6

13.5

2.7

Height (cm)

137.1

9.6

137.2

10.1

157.8

11.3

156.3

7.8

171.6

7.8

162.6

6.5

158.9

15.5

155.6§

18.5

Weight (kg)

35.5

10.2

33.8

99

51.5

15.1

48.5

11.1

63.2

11.9

55.8‡§

9.7

51.9

16.3

48.6§

12.9

BMI (kg.m-2)

18.6

3.8

17.6

3.4

20.3

4.1

19.7

3.6

21.4

3.3

21.0

3.4

20.3

4.0

19.9§

3.7

  1. Signficantly different from 7-10 yr of same sex (P < 0.001). Signficantly different from 11-14 yr of same sex (P < 0.001). §Significantly different from male of same age group (P < 0.001).