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Table 2 Anthropometric and clinical data, by social vulnerability

From: Social vulnerability and cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents

Variables

Total (n = 517)

Non-vulnerable (n = 366)

Vulnerable (n = 151)

P value

Weight (kg)

52 (43–61.6)

53.8 (45.4–64.1)

46.8 (37–56.8)

0.000

Height (cm)

158 (150–165)

160 (152–167)

155 (145–161)

0.000

BMI (Kg/m²)

20.4 (18.1–23.8)

20.9 (18.6–24.2)

19.0 (16.9–21.7)

0.000

Overweight% (n)

32.4 (166)

34 (124)

28.6 (42)

0.238

Waist circumference (cm)

68 (63–76)

69 (63–78)

66 (60–71.7)

0.000

Hip circumference (cm)

88 (81–95)

89 (84–96)

85 (75–93)

0.000

Waist-to-hip ratio

0.78 (0.74–0.82)

0.78 (0.74–0.82)

0.79 (0.74–0.83)

0.432

Waist-to-height ratio

0.43 (0.40–0.48)

0.43 (0.40–0.48)

0.42 (0.39–0.46)

0.164

Neck circumference (cm)

31 (29–33)

31 (29–33.5)

30 (28–32)

0.000

Normal BP % (n)

High BP % (n)

HAS Stage 1% (n)

HAS Stage 2% (n)

69.7 (350)

5.0 (25)

21.9 (110)

3.4 (17)

67.1 (237)

5.7 (20)

23.5 (83)

3.7 (13)

75.8 (113)

3.4 (5)

18.1 (27)

2.7 (4)

0,266

  1. Values expressed as median and interquartile range or frequency (n). T, Mann-Whitney, and chi-squared tests were applied, depending on the variable, to evaluate level of significance. BMI: body mass index; BP: blood pressure. Bold denotes values considered significant