Metabolic Risk Factors, Leisure Time Physical Activity, and Nutrition in German Children and Adolescents

Table 1

Characteristics of 2393 children and of 3647 adolescents;^∗𝑃<0.05 significant between genders.

(𝑛)	Boys (1220)		Girls (1173)		Males (1938)		Females (1709)
	mean	SD	mean	SD	mean	SD	mean	SD
Age (years)	8.7	1.7	8.7	1.7	14.3	1.9	14.3	1.9
Waist circumference (cm)	62.0*	7.5	60.7	7.5	74.0*	9.3	71.4	9.3
SBP (mm Hg)	104.7*	8.5	103.7	8.6	114.7*	11.5	109.5	9.3
DBP (mm Hg)	67.0*	7.6	66.1	7.7	71.5*	8.0	69.7	7.8
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	4.7	0.8	4.8*	0.8	4.4	0.8	4.6*	0.8
LDL-C (mmol/L)	2.7	0.7	2.9*	0.7	2.5	0.7	2.6*	0.7
HDL-C (mmol/L)	1.7*	0.3	1.6	0.3	1.5	0.3	1.6*	0.3
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	0.7	0.3	0.8*	0.3	0.8	0.3	0.9*	0.4
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)	5.2*	0.6	5.1	0.7	5.3*	0.6	5.1	0.6