Table 1. Anthropometric and exercise test characteristics. Values are mean ± SD
|
Whole Group (n=96) |
Boys (n=53) |
Girls (n=43) |
P-value |
| Age (y) |
9.9 ± 0.4 |
9.9 ± 0.3 |
9.9 ± 0.4 |
0.66 |
| Stature (m) |
1.39 ±0.08 |
1.38 ±0.06 |
1.39 ±0.09 |
0.70 |
| Body mass (kg) |
33.4 ±6.9 |
32.9 ± 5.0 |
34.1 ±8.8 |
0.42 |
| BMI (kg·m-2) |
17.2 ±2.4 |
17.1±1.9 |
17.4± 2.9 |
0.73 |
| TBF% |
17.9 ± 8.4 (n=86) |
15.7 ± 8.2 (n=50) |
21.0 ± 7.9 (n=36) |
0.003 |
| VAT (cm3) |
120.2 ± 75.9 (n=86) |
117.6 ± 69.0 (n=49) |
123.6 ± 85.0 (n=37) |
0.72 |
| VAT as a % of total volume |
4.70 ± 1.84 (n=86) |
4.64 ± 1.75 (n=49) |
4.78 ± 1.98 (n=37) |
0.73 |
| Peak oxygen uptake (L·min-1) |
1.37 ± 0.28 |
1.45 ± 0.25 |
1.27 ± 0.29 |
0.001 |
| Peak oxygen uptake (mL·kg-0.61.min-1) |
160.6 ± 28.5 |
171.7 ± 26.5 |
147.1 ± 25.1 |
<0.001 |
| Peak oxygen uptake (mL·FFM-1.min-1) |
50.7 ± 8.2 (n=86) |
52.5 ± 8.4 (n=49) |
48.2 ± 7.3 (n=37) |
0.015 |
Sample size (n=) is provided when different from the whole group. Significant p values are highlighted in bold. BMI - body mass index; TBF% - total body fat percentage; VAT - visceral adipose tissue; FFM – fat free mass.
