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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics in adolescents aged 10 to 17 years in the municipality of Santa Cruz do Sul, 2016 and 2017 (n = 1596)

From: Biological and socioeconomic factors as moderator in relationship between leisure-time physical activity and cardiometabolic risk in adolescents from southern Brazil

 

n (%)

Sex

 

 Male

667 (41.80)

 Female

929 (58.20)

Age groups

 

 10 to 12 years

636 (39.80)

 13 to 17 years

960 (60.20)

Skin color

 

 White

1243 (77.90)

 Nonwhite

353 (22.10)

Maturational stage

 

 Prepubertal/initial

466 (29.20)

 Continuous maturation

943 (59.10)

 Matured

187 (11.70)

Socioeconomic status

 

 Upper

620 (38.80)

 Middle

844 (52.90)

 Lower

132 (8.30)

School system

 

 Municipal

406 (25.40)

 State

1059 (66.40)

 Private

131 (8.20)

School area

 

 Urban

1373 (86.00)

 Rural

223 (14.00)

 

Mean (SD)

Age (years)

13.25 (2.02)

TC (mg/dL)

159.98 (31.65)

HDL-c (mg/dL)

57.08 (10.33)

TC/HDL-c ratio

2.86 (0.64)

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

71.58 (32.59)

Fasting glucose (mg/dL)

88.54 (6.95)

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

107.81 (13.227)

Waist circumference (cm)

67.78 (9.58)

cMetS (score)

−0.10 (0.63)

 

Median [II]

LTPA (min/week)

90 [0-240]

  1. SD standard deviation, n absolute frequency, % relative frequency, II interquartile interval, TC total cholesterol, HDL-c high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TC/HDL-c cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio, cMetS clustered cardiometabolic risk score, LTPA leisure-time physical activity