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Table 1 Anthropometric and body composition parameters in children and adolescentsa

From: PPARα and PPARβ/δ are negatively correlated with proinflammatory markers in leukocytes of an obese pediatric population

 

Control

Obesity

p value

 

n = 19

n = 18

 

Gender

   

Female

8

10

 

Male

11

8

 

Age (years)

10,47 ± 2,87

11,33 ± 2,93

0,3515

BMI percentile

49,92 ± 28,03

96,37 ± 8,50

<  0,0001**

Arm circumference (cm)

20,41 ± 3,23

27,45 ± 3,50

<  0,0001**

Arm muscle circumference (cm)

16,77 ± 2,83

20,64 ± 3,19

0,0008*

Neck circumference (cm)

28,29 ± 3,03

32,47 ± 2,82

0,0003*

Triceps skinfold (cm)

11,68 ± 4,61

21,64 ± 4,94

<  0,0001**

Subscapular skinfold (cm)

6,85 ± 2,27

21,17 ± 5,40

<  0,0001**

Suprailiac skinfold (cm)

10,91 ± 4,78

26,61 ± 5,79

<  0,0001**

Abdominal skinfold (cm)

10,53 ± 5,01

27,64 ± 6,17

<  0,0001**

Waist circumference (WC) (cm)

63,75 ± 7,53

83,75 ± 6,94

<  0,0001**

Waist/Height ratio (WHR)

0,45 ± 0,03

0,58 ± 0,04

<  0,0001**

Arm fat (%)

33,07 ± 9,44

45,91 ± 7,73

<  0,0001**

Leg fat (%)

32,82 ± 7,74

44,41 ± 5,82

<  0,0001**

Trunk fat (%)

21,06 ± 8,95

42,9 ± 6,79

<  0,0001**

Android fat (%)

18,58 ± 9,93

44,33 ± 7,53

<  0,0001**

Gynoid fat (%)

28,88 ± 8,21

44,68 ± 5,96

<  0,0001**

Body fat (%)

26,28 ± 7,35

39,9 ± 5,89

<  0,0001**

Lean mass (kg)

32,83 ± 10,31

22,84 ± 11,25

0,0073*

  1. Values are presented as percentage or mean ± standard deviation (SD). Differences between groups were evaluated using Wilcoxon signed-rank tests
  2. *p <  0.005, ** p <  0.0001
  3. aBMI body mass index