Table 1 Characteristics (means ± SD) of the study participants by sex.

From: Sex-dependent relationship of polymorphisms in CLOCK and REV-ERBα genes with body mass index and lipid levels in children

Variables

Boys (n = 637)

Girls (n = 631)

p value

Age (years)

7.2 ± 0.6

7.2 ± 0.7

0.733

Weight (kg)

26.8 ± 5.3

26.7 ± 5.4

0.619

BMI (kg/m2)

16.9 ± 2.4

17.0 ± 2.5

0.662

Total Cholesterol (mg/dl)

181.8 ± 26.2

183.6 ± 28.4

0.233

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

71.2 ± 25.4

74.2 ± 26.5

0.042

LDL-Cholesterol (mg/dl)

107.3 ± 25.4

110.2 ± 26.9

0.047

HDL-Cholesterol (mg/dl)

60.2 ± 13.1

58.8 ± 13.3

0.052

Apo B (mg/dl)

68.8 ± 14.1

71.4 ± 14.9

0.002

Apo A-I (mg/dl)

138.3 ± 19.1

135.6 ± 18.9

0.012

  1. BMI, body mass index; LDL-Cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-Cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Apo B, apolipoprotein B; Apo A-I, apolipoprotein A-I.
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