Table 1 Characteristic of adolescents and food intake, according to BMI

Boys, n (%)

26 (35.7)

37 (52.6)

31 (44.4)

0.320

Girls, n (%)

51 (64.3)

45 (47.4)

52 (55.6)

Age, year

14.4 (2.2)

13.3 (1.9)^*

14.2 (2.6)^**

0.006

Sexual Maturation

0.710

Pre-pubertal

4 (5)

7 (9)

6 (7)

Pubertal

73 (95)

75 (92)

77 (93)

BMI, kg/m ²

20.3 (2.1)

25.0 (1.9)^*

32.4 (5.9)^*.**

<0.001

WC, cm

69 (5.8)

80.7 (5.7)^*

98 (16.5)^*.**

<0.001

Fat mass,%

19.4 (7.9)

24.5 (6.6)^*

32.2 (6.9)^*.**

<0.001

Lean mass,%

76.1 (13.9)

71.3 (9.8)^*

67.0 (7.5)^*.**

<0.001

Food intake

Energy, kcal

1522 (471)

1446 (438)

1563 (521)

0.620

Carbohydrates, g

211 (20)

212 (19)

207 (27)

0.706

Proteins, g

64 (11)

64 (10)

66 (15)

0.719

Fat, g

50 (8)

51 (6)

51 (7)

0.313

SFA, g

17.7 (3.1)

17.4 (2.8)

17.7 (3.3)

0.480

PUFA, g

8.5 (2.0)

9.2 (2.0)

9.0 (2.7)

0.213

MUFA, g

17.3 (2.8)

17.9 (2.8)

17.7 (3.3)

0.159

Oleic acid, g

9.2 (2.2)

9.9 (1.7)

10.7 (2.8)

0.050

Linoleic acid, g

3.9 (1.0)

4.2 (1.0)

4.0 (1.0)

0.142

Linolenic acid, g

0.4 (0.1)

0.5 (0.1)

0.4 (0.1)

0.079

Fiber, g

11.1 (2.8)

10.7 (2.3)

10.7 (2.8)

0.948