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Table 2 Descriptive characteristics of the children

From: Substrate utilization during submaximal exercise in children with a severely obese parent

Variable

LP (n = 13)

OP (n = 13)

P Value

Age, yr

10.7 ± 0.5

10.2 ± 0.5

0.51

Mass, kg

39.1 ± 2.4

51.3 ± 6.7

0.10

Height, cm

146.9 ± 2.8

151.8 ± 4.7

0.29

BMI, kg/m2

18.2 ± 0.6

21.3 ± 1.7

0.10

BMI Z Score

0.455 ± 0.161

1.031 ± 0.287

0.09

BMI Percentile

65.3 ± 5.2

75.9 ± 7.0

0.23

%BF DEXA

21.7 ± 2.2

26.6 ± 3.2

0.15

Minimum Waist, cm

53.5 ± 4.9

60.8 ± 7.2

0.41

Tanner Stage

1.4 ± 0.2

1.5 ± 0.2

0.77

PHV, yr

3.2 ± 0.4

3.4 ± 0.4

0.73

  1. LP, children with lean/non-obese parents; OP, children with a severely obese parent; % BF, percent body fat determined with DEXA; PHV, calculated peak height velocity. Mean ± SE. There were no statistically significant differences between the groups.