Variable

Whole sample n = 602

Boys (n = 203)

Girls (n = 399)

p-value

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Age (years)

14.9 (2.3)

15.3 (2.4)

14.7 (2.2)

0.001

Height (cm)

158.9 (11.0)

162.3 (13.3)

157.2 (9.2)

<0.001

Height SDS⁺

−0.35 (1.41)

−0.58 (1.45)

−0.23 (1.49)

0.004

SH (cm)

77.2 (5.7)

77.9 (6.5)

76.8 (5.2)

0.025

SH/H

0.49 (0.05)

0.48 (0.04)

0.49 (0.06)

0.005

SH SDS⁺

−2.07 (1.33)

−2.13 (1.28)

−2.04 (1.35)

0.396

Weight (kg)

56.6 (11.2)

56.5 (12.1)

56.7 (10.7)

0.882

Weight SDS⁺

0.45 (1.02)

0.05 (0.99)

0.65 (0.96)

<0.001

BMI (kg/m²)

22.3 (3.7)

21.4 (3.8)

22.8 (3.6)

<0.001

BMI SDS⁺

0.70 (0.94)

0.55 (0.98)

0.94 (0.91)

<0.001

SBP (mmHg)

115.5 (15.9)

114.1 (15.9)

116.2 (15.9)

0.127

DBP (mmHg)

66.8 (11.9)

64.4 (12.4)

68.1 (11.4)

<0.001