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.