Table 2 Correlation between sports participation and body fatness with arterial thickness
Girls (n = 127) | Boys (n = 275) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
r (95%CI) | p-value | r (95%CI) | p-value | |
Sports participation | ||||
CIMT (mm) | 0.010 (-0.164 to 0.184) | 0.908 | 0.038 (-0.081 to 0.156) | 0.535 |
FIMT (mm) | -0.108 (-0.278 to 0.069) | 0.232 | -0.142 (-0.256 to -0.024) | 0.019 |
Body fatness (%) | ||||
CIMT (mm) | -0.148 (-0.314 to 0.027) | 0.097 | -0.285 (-0.390 to -0.172) | 0.001 |
FIMT (mm) | 0.210 (0.035 to 0.372) | 0.019 | 0.129 (0.011 to 0.244) | 0.032 |