Table 1 Descriptive data of the participants. Data are means (SD).
Variable
All children n = 242
Boys n = 122
Girls n = 120
Age (years)
10.7 (0.6)
10.7 (0.6)
10.7 (0.6)
BMI (kg·m-2)
19.1 (3.5)
20.3 (3.9)
17.9 (2.7)
SBP (mmHg)
105 (9.5)
106 (9.7)
104 (9.2)
DBP (mmHg)
62 (7.9)
62 (8.0)
62 (7.9)
20m shuttles completed
29 (13.2)
29 (12.7)
28 (13.8)
Physical activity (min·day-1)
74 (40.2)
74 (40.8)
74 (39.6)
Total cholesterol (mmol·L-1)
4.4 (0.6)
4.3 (0.6)
4.6 (0.6)
Ratio TC:HDL
3.3 (0.9)
3.2 (0.8)
3.4 (0.9)
HDL cholesterol (mmol·L-1)
1.4 (0.4)
1.4 (0.4)
1.4 (0.3)
LDL cholesterol (mmol·L-1)
2.5 (0.6)
2.5 (0.5)
2.7 (0.6)
Triglycerides (mmol·L-1)
0.9 (0.5)
0.8 (0.5)
1.0 (0.4)
Abbreviations: BMI = body mass index, SBP = systolic blood pressure, DBP = diastolic blood pressure, TC = total cholesterol, HDL = high density lipoprotein, LDL = low density lipoprotein.