Table 1

Anthropometric characteristics by sport participation and sex (N=540))

Sport participationNo sport participation
Girls (n=139)Boys (n=156)Girls (n=183)Boys (n=62)
Mean±SDMean±SDMean±SDMean±SD
Age (years)10.1±0.610.3±0.710.3±0.710.4±0.7
Height (cm)138.4±7.8138.1±7.5138.8±7.4137.4±8.3
Weight (kg)34.8±8.534.0±8.735.6±9.933.4±8.9
Waist circumference (cm)61.9±8.261.1±8.663.6±10.161.6±8.4
Body Mass index percentile (WHO)57.0±30.353.4±31.855.2±33.851.4±33.3
Body mass index18.0±3.717.6±3.218.2±4.017.5±2.9
Mid-upper arm circumference (cm)21.2±3.220.6±3.021.4±3.520.3±2.8
Body fat (%)22.8±7.217.5±6.922.8±8.218.6±7.9