Table 1 Characteristics of sample

 Boys/Girls

88/47

187/80

 Chronological age (years)

15.7 ± 2.0

13.7 ± 2.1

0.001

 Body weight (kg)

60.2 ± 13.5

57.4 ± 16.0

0.079

 Height (cm)

166.9 ± 11.1

164.6 ± 12.9

0.080

 Maturity offset

2.1 ± 1.6

0.6 ± 1.8

0.001

 BF (%)

25.5 ± 13.4

22.5 ± 11.0

0.026

Metabolic aspects

 TC (mg/dL)

138.1 ± 24.2

143.8 ± 28.6

0.046

 HDL-c (mg/dL)

52.9 ± 13.3

52.0 ± 11.5

0.525

 LDL-c (mg/dL)

68.9 ± 21.5

76.3 ± 23.6

0.004

 TG (mg/dL)

80.2 ± 52.1

71.2 ± 30.8

0.037

 Glucose (mg/dL)

80.9 ± 7.1

85.4 ± 9.6

0.001

 Dyslipidemia _{Z score}

-0.581 ± 2.9

0.276 ± 2.6

0.005

Cardiovascular aspects

 SBP (mmHg)

113.3 ± 15.6

111.6 ± 11.7

0.225

 DBP (mmHg)

64.4 ± 9.5

61.9 ± 6.6

0.008

 CIMT (mm)

0.505 ± 0.084

0.513 ± 0.094

0.435

 FIMT (mm)

0.482 ± 0.072

0.460 ± 0.081

0.006