Research Article

Obesity-Related Factors in Turkish School Children

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of study group.

Boys ( 𝑛 = 1 2 7 1 )Girls ( 𝑛 = 1 2 0 6 )Total ( 𝑛 = 2 4 7 7 )
CharacteristicsMean ± SdRangeMean ± SdRange Mean ± Sd Range

Age, y 1 2 . 9 ± 1 . 0 11–14 1 2 . 8 ± 0 . 9 11–14 1 2 . 8 ± 0 . 9 11–14
Height, cm 1 5 5 . 2 ± 1 0 . 5 120.0–193.0 1 5 4 . 5 ± 7 . 5 128.0–177.0 1 5 4 . 9 ± 9 . 2 120.0–193.0
Weight, kg 4 8 . 6 ± 1 2 . 8 21.2–103.9 4 8 . 5 ± 1 1 . 3 22.8–97.6 4 8 . 5 ± 1 2 . 1 21.2–103.9
BMI, kg/m2 1 9 . 9 ± 3 . 7 12.4–40.0 2 0 . 2 ± 3 . 9 11.9–40.5 2 0 . 1 ± 3 . 8 11.9–40.5