Oxidative/Antioxidative Status in Obese and Sport Trained Children: A Comparative Study
Table 1
Baseline clinical characteristics and anthropometric measurements of studied groups.
Study group ()
Control group ()
value
Age (years)
13.96 ± 2.78
13.72 ± 2.4
NS
Sex (M : F)
44 : 34
40 : 42
NS
Height (cm)
163.51 ± 13.23
164.28 ± 12.05
NS
Tanner stages (I, II, III, IV)
23/12/26/12
26/16/29/13
NS
Weight (kg)
85.67 ± 21.60
49.13 ± 12.37
<0.0001
BMI -score (SD)
2.96 ± 1.16
0.38 ± 0.95
<0.0001
WHR
0.97 ± 0.07
0.81 ± 0.07
<0.0001
WHtR
0.62 ± 0.06
0.43 ± 0.04
<0.0001
FAT (%)
36.41 ± 7.36
21.84 ± 5.10
<0.0001
FFM (%)
63.59 ± 7.36
78.17 ± 5.09
<0.0001
PMM (%)
60.62 ± 7.09
76.07± 17.74
<0.0001
TBW (%)
46.56 ± 5.39
57.23 ± 3.73
<0.0001
BMR (kJ/kg)
95.59 ± 12.65
127.22 ± 19.66
<0.0001
Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. BMI: body mass index, BMR: basal metabolic rate, FAT: fat mass, FFM: fat free mass, WHR; waist hip ratio, WHtR; waist height ratio, PMM: predicted muscle mass, TBW: total body water.
