Clinical Study

Cardiometabolic Biomarkers in Young Black Girls: Relations to Body Fatness and Aerobic Fitness, and Effects of a Randomized Physical Activity Trial

Table 1

Baseline subject characteristics.

Control Intervention
𝑁 Mean (SD) 𝑁 Mean (SD) 𝑃 value

Age (yrs)1029.6 (0.9)1409.5 (0.9)0.31
Pubertal Status972.3 (1.1)1342.1 (1.0)0.11
Height (cm)102141.7 (9.4)140140.5 (9.4)0.33
Weight (kg)10242.9 (15.1)14042.8 (13.8)0.95
Waist (cm)10266.9 (11.7)13967.3 (11.6)0.76
BMI (kg/m2)10221.0 (5.7)14021.3 (5.1)0.64
Body Fat (%)10030.4 (12.6)13531.1 (11.7)0.68
VO2-170 (mL/kg/min)9421.2 (4.9)12921.0 (5.2)0.74

Means (±SD). SD: standard deviation; BMI: body mass index; VO2-170: oxygen consumption at 170 beats/min.