Research Article
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 | value | Mean (SD) | Median (Min–Max) | Mean (SD) | Median (Min–Max) |
| Age (years) | | 16.9 (15.1–19.0) | | 18.9 (15.0–18.7) | 0.910a | Weight (kg) | | 59.8 (44.7–75.9) | | 72.9 (57.5–128.7) | <0.0001b | Height (cm) | | 168.5 (149.5–185.7) | | 165.4 (149.2–191.3) | 0.021a | BMI (kg/m2) | | 21.3 (18.7–23.6) | | 26.4 (23.1–40.1) | <0.0001b | Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | | 84.0 (69.0–99.0) | | 85.0 (71.0–98.0) | 0.082a | TC (mg/dL) | | 146.0 (83.0–271.0) | | 149.0 (87.0–252.0) | 0.945a | HDL (mg/dL) | | 48.0 (21.0–74.0) | | 43.0 (27.0–72.0) | 0.799a | LDL (mg/dL) | | 85.3 (44.8–202.8) | | 88.2 (40.2–148.6) | 0.819a | TC/HDL | | 3.04 (1.88–6.57) | | 3.44 (1.96–6.63) | 0.001b | LDL/HDL | | 1.75 (0.76–4.39) | | 2.05 (0.77–4.02) | 0.005b | TG (mg/dL) | | 60.0 (24.0–189.0) | | 76.0 (31.0–320.0) | 0.0001b | Uric Acid (mg/dL) | | 3.7 (1.5–7.4) | | 3.7 (1.6–7.5) | 0.980a | Insulin (U/dL) | | 9.0 (2.0–23.4) | | 11.2 (3.9–27.1) | <0.0001b | HOMA-IR | | 1.8 (0.4–4.6) | | 2.3 (0.8–6.4) | 0.0001b | SBP (mmHg) | | 102.8 (82.0–125.0) | | 104.0 (83.0–125.0) | 0.083a | DBP (mmHg) | | 61.5 (40.0–84.0) | | 61.0 (43.0–82.0) | 0.592a |
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aStudent’s -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.
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