Total Oxidant and Antioxidant Status in Prepubertal Children with Obesity

Table 1

Characteristics of the studied children.

Variable	Obese children ()	Nonobese children ()	value
Age (years)^+	7.5 (6.3–8.8)	6.4 (5.5–8.6)	0.130
Weight (kg)^++	40.2 ± 9.3	22.2 ± 6.6	<0.001
Height (cm)^+	130.5 (121.0–141.0)	116.0 (102.5–129.0)	0.001
BMI (kg/m^2)^+	23.5 (21.9–24.6)	15.5 (15.2–16.3)	<0.001
BMI z-score^+	3.0 (2.5–3.5)	−0.03 (−0.5–0.7)	<0.001

⁺Data are presented as median value and interquartile ranges (1Q–3Q); ⁺⁺data are presented as mean value and standard deviation (SD); ; BMI: body mass index; BMI z-score: a normalized relative weight indicator independent of age and sex.