Control group

No. = 30

Obese group

No. = 30

p-value

sig

Sex

Female

15 (50%)

17 (56.7%)

0.605

NS

Male

15 (50%)

13 (43.3%)

Age (yrs)

Mean ± SD

11.42 ± 2.03

10.48 ± 1.99

0.077

NS

Weight (KG)

Mean ± SD

45.63 ± 7.31

69.07 ± 21.76

0.000

HS

Height (cm)

Mean ± SD

146.93 ± 9.36

140.47 ± 10.88

0.017

S

BSA

Mean ± SD

1.36 ± 0.15

1.67 ± 0.37

0.000

HS

BMI

Mean ± SD

21.09 ± 1.67

34.14 ± 5.84

0.000

HS

Waist (cm)

Mean ± SD

73.23 ± 5.08

96.87 ± 12.89

0.000

HS

Waist.height

Mean ± SD

0.50 ± 0.03

0.69 ± 0.05

0.000

HS

Systolic BP mmHg

Mean ± SD

109.5 ± 5.47

125.67 ± 4.5

0.000

HS

Diastolic BP mmHg

Mean ± SD

67.33 ± 5.37

82.33 ± 4.5

0.000

HS

Cholest. (mg/dl)

Mean ± SD

111.43 ± 7.53

128.73 ± 19.38

0.000

HS

LDL (mg/dl)

Mean ± SD

91.43 ± 5.92

98.3 ± 5.29

0.000

HS

HDL (mg/dl)

Mean ± SD

26.67 ± 3.74

30.33 ± 2.23

0.000

HS

TG (mg/dl)

Mean ± SD

122.4 ± 9.65

133.17 ± 8.6

0.000

HS