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Table 1 General characteristics of the studied population

From: Differences in gut microbiota composition between obese and lean children: a cross-sectional study

 

O/O (n = 26)

C (n = 27)

p value

Anthropometric data

   

Gender (F/M), n

12/14

11/16

0.691

Age, y

11.64 ± 2.43

10.70 ± 3.12

0.229

Height, cm

153.6 ± 15.7

144.7 ± 18.6

0.063

Weight, kg

69.8 ± 25.1

35.7 ± 12.6

< 0.0001*

BMI, kg/m2

28.73 ± 6.53

16.48 ± 2.10

< 0.0001*

BMI SDS

2.69 ± 0.80

−0.43 ± 0.96

< 0.0001*

Dietary data

 

Number, n

22

25

 

Energy, kcal/d

2 231.95 ± 437.69

2 082.32 ± 446.79

0.254

Carbohydrates, en%

45.68 ± 9.55

48.81 ± 6.28

0.199

Fat, en%

40.08 ± 9.73

38.59 ± 6.01

0.537

Protein, en%

14.43 ± 3.94

14.48 ± 6.54

0.976

Dietary fibre, g/d

19.26 ± 8.33

15.64 ± 7.33

0.120

  1. O/O: obese group; C: control group; BMI SDS: body mass index standard deviation score. *Significant differences with p value < 0.05.