Table 2 Comparison of basic characteristics of boys with different HTW phenotypes.

Age (year)

15.0 ± 1.5

15.3 ± 1.5

14.7 ± 1.3^ab

14.7 ± 1.6^b

Height (cm)

170.2 ± 8.1

171.5 ± 7.2

174.0 ± 6.8^a

173.6 ± 7.3^a

Height-Z score

0.27 ± 0.92

0.38 ± 0.80

0.78 ± 0.73^ab

0.80 ± 0.86^ab

Weight (kg)

54.9 ± 8.0

55.4 ± 6.1

78.4 ± 11.8^ab

81.9 ± 10.3^abc

Weight-Z score

− 0.27 ± 0.64

− 0.27 ± 0.49

1.61 ± 0.87^ab

2.00 ± 0.70^abc

BMI (kg/m²)

18.9 ± 2.0

18.9 ± 2.0

25.9 ± 3.1^ab

27.2 ± 2.8^abc

BMI-Z score

− 0.45 ± 0.56

− 0.47 ± 0.56

1.45 ± 0.84^ab

1.86 ± 0.74^abc

WC (cm)

68.9 ± 4.7

70.5 ± 4.4

89.2 ± 8.9^ab

92.7 ± 9.0^abc

WC-Z score

− 0.52 ± 0.48

− 0.39 ± 0.46

1.54 ± 0.85^ab

1.98 ± 0.84^abc

WHtR

0.41 ± 0.03

0.41 ± 0.03

0.51 ± 0.05^ab

0.53 ± 0.06^abc

SBP (mm Hg)

111.1 ± 10.6

111.9 ± 12.7

121.0 ± 10.1^ab

124.4 ± 10.9^abc

SBP-Z score

− 0.04 ± 0.94

0.02 ± 1.09

0.82 ± 0.90^ab

1.14 ± 0.97^abc

DBP (mm Hg)

65.9 ± 7.9

67.3 ± 7.7

69.5 ± 7.0^a

74.2 ± 8.8^abc

DBP-Z score

− 0.24 ± 0.97

− 0.09 ± 0.95

0.22 ± 0.86^ab

0.83 ± 1.15^abc

FPG (mmol/L)

4.76 ± 0.72

5.29 ± 1.21

4.83 ± 0.60^b

4.84 ± 0.81^b

TG (mmol/L)*

0.82 (0.66,1.02)

1.67 (1.57,1.84)^a

0.97 (0.77,1.23)^ab

1.96 (1.61,2.37)^abc

TC (mmol/L)

3.86 ± 0.88

4.61 ± 1.11^a

3.84 ± 0.82^b

4.79 ± 0.95^ac

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.46 ± 0.36

1.59 ± 0.49^a

1.24 ± 0.28^ab

1.25 ± 0.35^ab

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.11 ± 0.71

2.49 ± 0.89^a

2.25 ± 0.73^a

2.90 ± 1.38^abc