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Table 1. Characteristics of studied subjects with male and female groups.

 

Total
(Both boys and girls)

Boys

Girls

P-value

N

424

153

36.08%

271

63.92%

  

Age

16 years 4 months
(15y11m-17y11m)

16 years 4 months

(15y11m – 17y10m)

16 years 4 months

(15y11m – 17y11m)

0.983

Weight (kg)

49
(35-90)

54
(37-90)

47
(35-70)

< 0.001

Height (cm)

160
(143-181)

168
(155-181)

157
(143-173)

< 0.001

BMI

18
(13.9-30.4)

19.1
(13.9-30.4)

18.8
(14.7-29.9)

0.044

Waist circumference (cm)

67
(53-99)

70
(55-99)

67
(53-95)

< 0.001

Hip

circumference (cm)

83
(60-116)

83
(65-116)

82
(60-110)

0.263

Note: Data were presented as Median (interquartile range). P-values obtained by Mann-Whitney U test. Bold figures indicated significant difference between boy group and girl groups.