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Table 4 Association between physical activity level with blood lipids and body composition

From: Blood lipid profile and body composition in a pediatric population with different levels of physical activity

Variable

Meet physical activity guidelines

p

Yes

No

\( \overline{x} \)

Me

SD

\( \overline{x} \)

Me

SD

TC [mg/dL]

160.58

161.50

25.37

157.48

155.00

32.05

0.656

HDL [mg/dL]

60.06

57.00

15.01

56.45

55.00

16.89

0.194

LDL [mg/dL]

89.55

94.50

20.58

91.04

93.00

23.78

0.798

TG [mg/dL]

72.22

61.50

40.23

77.73

68.00

34.96

0.275

Body mass [kg]

43.57

42.80

15.01

53.32

53.40

17.52

0.015

Fat [%]

20.79

18.40

7.71

23.57

24.10

9.50

0.304

FFM [%]

80.51

82.35

7.30

75.00

74.91

9.19

0.007

Muscle [%]

76.27

78.08

6.89

71.10

71.16

8.66

0.008

TBW [%]

57.98

59.70

5.65

55.97

55.60

6.95

0.319

BMI percentile

19.51

18.75

4.10

21.48

20.60

4.99

0.079

  1. BMI body mass index, FFM free fat mass, HDL high density lipoprotein, LDL low density lipoprotein, TBW total body water, TC total cholesterol, TG triglycerides
  2. The cutoff for meeting the physical activity guidelines was at least 60 min daily of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity