International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology

Table 1 Anthropometric, lipid profile, and clinical characteristics for boys and girls according to age.

From: Metabolic Syndrome and Its Individual Components among Jordanian Children and Adolescents

	Boys					Girls
		12		12			12		12
		Mean (SD)		Mean (SD)	-value		Mean (SD)		Mean (SD)	-value
Weight (Kg)	190	28.3 (8.3)	283	52.1 (15.5)	.005	208	29.8 (10.0)	357	52.0 (13.2)	.005
Weight score	190	−0.81 (0.48)	283	0.54 (0.88)	.005	208	−0.87 (0.62)	357	0.50 (0.82)	.005
Height (cm)	190	130.1 (9.3)	238	157.0 (13.0)	.005	208	131.3 (10.3)	357	154.7 (7.3)	.005
Height score	190	−0.91 (0.53)	283	0.61 (0.74)	.005	208	−1.04 (0.73)	357	0.61 (0.52)	.005
Body mass index (BMI) Kg/m²	190	16.5 (3.3)	283	20.8 (4.56)	.005	208	16.9 (3.5)	357	21.6 (4.5)	.005
BMI score	190	−0.56 (0.73)	283	0.38 (0.98)	.005	208	−0.62 (0.73)	357	0.36 (0.96)	.005
Waist circumference (cm)	193	55.7 (7.9)	283	68.9 (10.8)	.005	209	56.5 (8.3)	356	67.3 (8.7)	.005
Hip circumference (cm)	193	68.1 (7.8)	282	86.4 (11.0)	.005	210	71.4 (9.5)	356	90.9 (11.0)	.005
Systolic blood pressure	193	101.4 (9.6)	283	110.0 (12.2)	.005	210	101.1 (12.1)	355	108.5 (9.8)	.005
Diastolic blood pressure	193	66.4 (8.1)	282	70.7 (9.3)	.005	210	66.4 (9.3)	355	71.5 (8.1)	.005
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	195	164.1 (31.7)	283	159.0 (34.1)		210	166.5 (32.9)	358	163.8 (31.6)
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	195	52.1 (13.9)	283	45.3 (13.0)	.005	210	49.9 (11.8)	358	48.4 (12.1)
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	195	90.1 (26.7)	283	86.6 (27.8)		210	92.7 (27.7)	358	89.7 (25.7)
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	195	96.8 (58.9)	283	113.8 (62.0)		210	111.8 (61.6)	358	109.4 (52.7)
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)	123	85.5 (10.4)	175	87.3 (18.8)		134	81.1 (10.2)	239	83.8 (15.2)

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