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Table 1 Body composition and anthropometric measurements in underweight (UW), healthy-weight (HW), overweight (OW), and obese (OB) girls. n = 266

From: A comparison of nutritional intake and daily physical activity of girls aged 8-11 years old in Makkah, Saudi Arabia according to weight status

Body composition

UW

HW

OW

OB

N = 43

N = 143

N = 34

N = 46

Age (years)

9.5 ± 1.27

9.6 ± 1.1

9.9 ± 1.2

9.3 ± 1.2

Body Fat %***

9.9 ± 4.4a

18.1 ± 4.6b

29.5 ± 3.4c

36.7 ± 3.9d

Weight (kg)***

22.9 ± 4.8a

29.3 ± 6.4b

41.4 ± 7.1c

50.3 ± 11.4d

WC (cm)***

53.7 ± 4.0a

59.2 ± 5.7b

72.1 ± 5.3c

79.8 ± 7.9d

Height (cm)***

130.1 ± 11.6a

132.9 ± 10.4a,b,c

138.5 ± 8.4a,b,c

138.7 ± 10c

BMI Percentile***

1.6 ± 0.9a

39.5 ± 23.8b

90 ± 3.6c

97.9 ± 0.9d

Height Percentile***

34 ± 32.1a

46 ± 30.7b

59.6 ± 27c

72.5 ± 26.1d

  1. Data are means and standard deviations
  2. One way ANOVA: ***significant differences p < 0.001 between BMI groups
  3. a,b,c,dTukey Post hoc test: means with the same letter indicate no significant difference. Any difference between two means carrying different letters is significant at 1%