Research Article
How Children Move: Activity Pattern Characteristics in Lean and Obese Chinese Children
Table 1
The physical characteristics of the participants.
| | Lean () | Obese () |
| | Age (y) | 8.58 ± 0.45
(7.97 to 9.39) | 8.58 ± 0.55
(7.39 to 9.57) | | Height (cm) | 130.7 ± 5.8
(166.5 to 144.2) | 133.2 ± 5.1
(121.2 to 144.0)* | | Body mass (kg) | 26.8 ± 3.6
(19.7 to 33.4) | 39.5 ± 5.8
(28.0 to 51.7)** | | BMI (kg/m2) | 15.6 ± 1.5
(12.5 to 18.0) | 22.2 ± 2.5
(18.5 to 28.3)** | | Waist (cm) | 55.9 ± 3.0
(50.2 to 63.1) | 70.1 ± 7.5
(57.8 to 87.9)** | | Hip (cm) | 67.2 ± 4.0
(68.6 to 73.5) | 81.0 ± 5.9
(58.6 to 94.5)** |
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Values are expressed as mean ± SD (and range).
*significant difference between lean and obese, ; **significant difference between lean and obese, .
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