Table 1 Characteristics of the study subjects

Male (%)

70.9

67.3

0.304

Age (years)^b

7.9 (6.9–9.0)

7.9 (6.9–8.7)

0.811

Weight (kg)^b

28.4 (22.1–36.0)

30.9 (23.6–38.1)

0.010

Height (cm)^a

128.8 ± 9.2

126.6 ± 9.1

0.744

BMI (kg/m²)^b

16.8 (15.0–21.8)

19.6 (15.6–22.9)

<0.0001

Waist circumference (cm)^b

56.0 (51.5–67.5)

67.2 (55.7–73.9)

<0.0001

WHR^a

0.87 ± 0.065

0.89 ± 0.068

<0.0001

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)^b

107.0 (100.0–115.0)

109.0 (100.0–117.0)

0.210

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)^b

68.0 (60.0–74.0)

69.0 (60.0–75.5)

0.608

Triglyceride (mg/dL)^b

62.0 (48.7–77.9)

120.4 (103.5–149.6)

<0.0001

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)^b

147.1 (131.6–163.5)

160.8 (141.5–188.3)

<0.0001

HDL-C (mg/dL)^b

54.4 (47.1–62.2)

47.1 (38.9–56.8)

<0.0001

LDL-C (mg/dL)^b

82.6 (72.3–96.3)

94.4 (78.1–119.1)

<0.0001