Table 3 Influence of BMI percentile category on characteristics of participating children

Sample size, n

24

48

49

Anthropometrics

Mean (SEM)

Age (years)

10.5 (0.2)

10.8 (0.1)

10.7 (0.1)

0.412

Pubertal stage

2.75 (0.3)

3.14(0.2)

2.95 (0.2)

0.574

Height (cm)

147.3 (1.8)

150.2 (1.3)

152.1 (1.3)

0.118

Weight (kg)

46.6 (1.5)

61.0 (1.4)

80.5 (2.6)

< 0.001

BMI-z score

1.34 (0.4)

2.03 (0.03)

2.54 (0.02)

< 0.001

WC (cm)

71.8 (1.4)

86.9 (1.19)

102.4 (1.8)

< 0.001

Plasma lipoproteins, mg/dl

TC

177.7 (7.0)

161.1 (4.1)

170.5 (4.9)

0.100

HDL-C

62.2^b (2.8)

53.0^a (1.4)

50.8^a (1.5)

< 0.001

VLDL-C

15.6 (0.9)

15.2 (0.5)

16.9 (0.5)

0.099

IDL-C

9.38 (1.0)

8.33 (0.6)

10.1 (0.6)

0.172

LDL-C

100.1 (6.2)

92.9 (3.6)

102.7 (4.3)

0.227

TAG

59.5^a (4.5)

68.5^{a, b} (3.8)

81.5^b (4.5)

0.005

Lp(a)-C

10.7^b (0.9)

7.75^a (0.5)

6.71^a (0.5)

< 0.001