Table 1 Basal characteristics of the sample
Girl (n = 21) | Boy (n = 24) | Total (n = 45) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
Age | 10.66 (0.76) | 10.88 (0.81) | 10.78 (0.79) | 0.359 |
Weight (kg) | 39.22 (9.84) | 37.26 (7.99) | 38.18 (8.85) | 0.466 |
Height (cm) | 145.62 (8.26) | 143.83 (7.55) | 144.67 (7.85) | 0.453 |
Body Mass Index (BMI) | 18:28 (03.12) | 17.88 (2.74) | 18:07 (2.90) | 0.648 |
Z-score BMI | −0.07 (0.83) | −0.06 (0.89) | −0.07 (0.85) | 0.199 |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Classification according to BMI z-Score | 0.199 | |||
Malnutrition (Z-score ≤ −1) | 0 (0) | 2 (8.3) | 2 (4.4) | |
Normality (Z-score ≥ −0.99 and SD < 1) | 19 (90.5) | 18 (75.0) | 37 (82.2) | |
Overweight (Z-score ≥ 1 and SD < 2) | 1 (4.8) | 4 (16.7) | 5 (11.1) | |
Obesity (Z-score ≥ 2) | 1 (4.8) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.2) | |
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fat mass (kg) | 9.86 (4.74) | 8.09 (3.50) | 8.91 (4.18) | 0.158 |
Fat mass (%) | 24.18 (5.14) | 21.02 (5.33) | 22.49 (5.42) | 0.050 |
Fat free mass (kg) | 29.38 (5.67) | 29.18 (5.18) | 29.27 (5.35) | 0.904 |
Total body water (kg) | 21.51 (4.15) | 21.37 (3.80) | 21.43 (3.92) | 0.905 |
Total body water (%) | 55.55 (3.78) | 57.84 (3.91) | 56.77 (3.98) | 0.053 |
Basal metabolism (kcal) | 1224.10 (151.77) | 1321.88 (134.31) | 1276.24 (149.45) | 0.027 |
Bone mass (kg) | 1.36 (0.34) | 1.12 (0.33) | 1.23 (0.35) | 0.020 |
Muscular mass (kg) | 28.01 (5.36) | 28.06 (4.88) | 28.04 (5.05) | 0.977 |