Table 6 Descriptive data for female and male adolescents in HELENA study § #
From: Main characteristics and participation rate of European adolescents included in the HELENA study
Female | Male | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | mean | ± | SD | n | mean | ± | SD | n | mean | ± | SD | |
Age (yr) | 1829 | 15.0 | ± | 1.2 | 1659 | 15.0 | ± | 1.2 | 3488 | 15.0 | ± | 1.2 |
Height (cm) | 1845 | 162.3ψ | ± | 6.8 | 1683 | 170.8 | ± | 9.4 | 3528 | 166.4 | ± | 9.1 |
Weight (kg) | 1845 | 56.4ψ | ± | 10.1 | 1683 | 63.4 | ± | 14.3 | 3528 | 59.5 | ± | 12.7 |
BMI (kg/m 2) | 1845 | 21.4 | ± | 3.5 | 1683 | 21.6 | ± | 3.9 | 3528 | 21.5 | ± | 3.7 |
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 1813 | 117.3ψ | ± | 12.8 | 1631 | 127.1 | ± | 15.6 | 3444 | 122.0 | ± | 15.0 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 1813 | 69.2 | ± | 10.3 | 1631 | 68.7 | ± | 10.5 | 3444 | 69.0 | ± | 10.4 |
Tanner stage (1/2/3/4/5) (n) | 0/46ψ/308/745ψ/542ψ | 10/100/310/604/466/ | ||||||||||
% | 0/2.8ψ/18.8/45.4ψ/33.0ψ | 7.0/6.70/20.8/40.5/31.3 | ||||||||||
Overweight + obesity Φ(%) | 19.5* | 26.4 | ||||||||||
Obesity (%) | 3.8* | 7.3 | ||||||||||