Body Fat Equations and Electrical Bioimpedance Values in Prediction of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Eutrophic and Overweight Adolescents

Table 2

Physical and metabolic characteristics of the adolescents according to studied group (Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil (2010)).

Parameters	Group
	G1		G2		𝑃 value
	Mean (SD)	Median (Min–Max)	Mean (SD)	Median (Min–Max)
Age (years)	16.9±1.0	16.9 (15.1–19.0)	16.7±1.0	18.9 (15.0–18.7)	0.910^a
Weight (kg)	60.2±6.1	59.8 (44.7–75.9)	75.7±13.7	72.9 (57.5–128.7)	<0.0001^b
Height (cm)	168.4±8.2	168.5 (149.5–185.7)	166.4±10.3	165.4 (149.2–191.3)	0.021^a
BMI (kg/m^2)	21.2±1.1	21.3 (18.7–23.6)	27.2±3.0	26.4 (23.1–40.1)	<0.0001^b
Fasting glucose (mg/dL)	84.0±6.0	84.0 (69.0–99.0)	84.7±7.0	85.0 (71.0–98.0)	0.082^a
TC (mg/dL)	146.6±26.3	146.0 (83.0–271.0)	152.0±28.3	149.0 (87.0–252.0)	0.945^a
HDL (mg/dL)	48.9±11.0	48.0 (21.0–74.0)	44.8±10.7	43.0 (27.0–72.0)	0.799^a
LDL (mg/dL)	85.1±22.9	85.3 (44.8–202.8)	90.0±22.4	88.2 (40.2–148.6)	0.819^a
TC/HDL	3.11±0.75	3.04 (1.88–6.57)	3.54±0.93	3.44 (1.96–6.63)	0.001^b
LDL/HDL	1.83±0.63	1.75 (0.76–4.39)	2.12±0.73	2.05 (0.77–4.02)	0.005^b
TG (mg/dL)	63.2±26.9	60.0 (24.0–189.0)	85.2±53.3	76.0 (31.0–320.0)	0.0001^b
Uric Acid (mg/dL)	3.7±1.1	3.7 (1.5–7.4)	3.8±1.2	3.7 (1.6–7.5)	0.980^a
Insulin (𝜇U/dL)	9.1±3.6	9.0 (2.0–23.4)	12.8±5.6	11.2 (3.9–27.1)	<0.0001^b
HOMA-IR	1.9±0.8	1.8 (0.4–4.6)	2.7±1.3	2.3 (0.8–6.4)	0.0001^b
SBP (mmHg)	102.9±8.2	102.8 (82.0–125.0)	104.7±9.3	104.0 (83.0–125.0)	0.083^a
DBP (mmHg)	60.5±7.9	61.5 (40.0–84.0)	61.1±8.7	61.0 (43.0–82.0)	0.592^a

^aStudent’s 𝑡-test; ^bMann-Whitney test, SD: standard deviation, Min: minimum, Max: maximum, BMI: body mass index, TC: total cholesterol, HDL: high-density lipoprotein, LDL: low-lipoprotein density, TG: triglycerides, HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure.