Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Table 1. Sample characteristics. Data are means (±SD).

Variables	Female (n = 83)	Male (n = 48)
Age (years)	10.80 (3.50)	10.33 (3.62)
Weight (kg)	49.01 (21.59)	48.73 (24.13)
Height (m)	1.43 (.13)	1.44 (.16)
BMI (kg·m^-2)	22.83 (6.37)	22.10 (6.34)
WC (cm)	78.11 (18.92)	77.50 (19.94)
Central fat mass (kg)	7.85 (4.52)	7.15 (5.12)
VO₂max (ml.kg^-1·min^-1)	41.82 (8.04)	44.90 (10.61)
MVPA (mean min·day^-1)	50.65 (22.30)	65.38 (28.52) *
SB (mean min·day^-1)	562.78 (82.78)	575.19 (108.26) *
LPA (mean min·day^-1)	377.12 (62.56)	339.33 (91.20) *
ALT (U/l)	27.50 (8.43)	28.12 (9.04)

Independent sample t-test between gender groups; BMI= Body Mass index; WC=Waist circumference; VO₂máx= Maximal oxygen consumption; MVPA= moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; LPA = Light physical activity; SB = sedentary behavior; ALT= Serum alanine aminotransferase.

* p ≤ 0.05.