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Table 1 Anthropometric measurements with categories of BMI and Tanner stages. A group of adults was also used for comparison purpose. Adults with a BMI < 25 were classified as controls, between 25 and 30 as overweight and ≥ 30 as obese. A BMI of 25 and 30 correspond to 85th and 95th percentile respectively.

From: Impact of obesity on glucose and lipid profiles in adolescents at different age groups in relation to adulthood

Tanner's Stage

Age (years)

BMI(%)

WC:AC (ratio)

CPR (ratio)

STR (Index)

SUM

Male

      

Tanner I

      

   Normal (n = 38)

10.7 ± 0.4

76.7 ± 1.8

2.3 ± 0.05

1.3 ± 0.04

0.7 ± 0.02

51 ± 6

   Overweight (n = 36)

10.8 ± 0.5

87.2 ± 1.0

3.0 ± 0.07

1.7 ± 0.04

0.9 ± 0.02

70 ± 9

   Obese (n = 34)

10.6 ± 0.6

96.7 ± 1.1

3.4 ± 0.07

2.2 ± 0.05

1.3 ± 0.04

86 ± 11

Tanner II

      

   Normal (n = 35)

11.9 ± 0.6

76.4 ± 2.0

2.4 ± 0.03

1.2 ± 0.03

0.6 ± 0.02

47 ± 8

   Overweight (n = 32)

11.8 ± 0.6

88.3 ± 1.4

3.1 ± 0.06

1.7 ± 0.05

0.9 ± 0.02

76 ± 8

   Obese (n = 35)

11.8 ± 0.5

97.1 ± 1.0

3.6 ± 0.05

2.3 ± 0.03

1.4 ± 0.03

90 ± 7

Tanner III

      

   Normal (n = 39)

13.3 ± 0.7

77.4 ± 2.3

2.4 ± 0.02

1.4 ± 0.04

0.8 ± 0.03

49 ± 8

   Overweight (n = 36)

13.2 ± 0.6

88.9 ± 1.1

3.3 ± 0.07

2.0 ± 0.04

1.3 ± 0.02

85 ± 10

   Obese (n = 36)

13.3 ± 0.5

97.4 ± 0.9

4.2 ± 0.09

2.5 ± 0.05

1.8 ± 0.03

110 ± 9

Tanner IV

      

   Normal (n = 33)

13.9 ± 0.5

78.1 ± 3.2

2.5 ± 0.05

1.5 ± 0.03

0.8 ± 0.02

53 ± 8

   Overweight (n = 31)

14.0 ± 0.5

90.0 ± 1.1

3.4 ± 0.08

2.1 ± 0.03

1.4 ± 0.03

88 ± 12

   Obese (n = 33)

13.8 ± 0.6

96.8 ± 0.4

4.1 ± 0.09

2.6 ± 0.05

1.9 ± 0.02

108 ± 11

Tanner V

      

   Normal (n = 38)

14.6 ± 0.3

79.5 ± 2.4

2.5 ± 0.04

1.4 ± 0.04

0.7 ± 0.03

54 ± 7

   Overweight (n = 35)

14.6 ± 0.5

87.4 ± 0.8

3.4 ± 0.05

2.1 ± 0.05

1.3 ± 0.02

86 ± 12

   Obese (n = 36)

14.7 ± 0.4

96.6 ± 0.4

3.9 ± 0.08

2.6 ± 0.06

2.0 ± 0.02

115 ± 14

ADULTS

      

   Normal (n = 44)

31.2 ± 0.3

22.2 ± 0.5

2.4 ± 0.03

1.4 ± 0.04

0.7 ± 0.02

54 ± 8

   Overweight (n = 43)

30.6 ± 0.6

28.4 ± 0.8

4.1 ± 0.05

2.4 ± 0.06

1.5 ± 0.02

106 ± 12

   Obese (n = 45)

31.5 ± 0.4

33.6 ± 0.4

4.9 ± 0.07

2.9 ± 0.05

2.4 ± 0.02

145 ± 14

Female

      

Tanner I

      

   Normal (n = 35)

10.3 ± 0.5

76.3 ± 2.8

2.3 ± 0.05

1.2 ± 0.04

0.8 ± 0.01

48 ± 5

   Overweight (n = 30)

10.3 ± 0.6

88.2 ± 1.0

2.9 ± 0.07

1.6 ± 0.04

0.9 ± 0.02

72 ± 8

   Obese (n = 33)

10.2 ± 0.5

96.0 ± 0.3

3.4 ± 0.09

1.9 ± 0.03

1.0 ± 0.03

88 ± 7

Tanner II

      

   Normal (n = 31)

11.4 ± 0.6

77.3 ± 2.0

2.4 ± 0.04

1.3 ± 0.04

0.8 ± 0.02

54 ± 9

   Overweight (n = 32)

11.3 ± 0.5

89.1 ± 1.9

3.2 ± 0.06

1.9 ± 0.05

1.2 ± 0.02

78 ± 8

   Obese (n = 29)

11.4 ± 0.7

97.4 ± 0.6

3.7 ± 0.08

2.2 ± 0.04

1.5 ± 0.03

90 ± 9

Tanner III

      

   Normal (n = 37)

12.9 ± 1.0

77.6 ± 3.0

2.4 ± 0.04

1.3 ± 0.03

0.8 ± 0.03

55 ± 9

   Overweight (n = 33)

12.8 ± 0.9

91.6 ± 2.0

3.5 ± 0.07

2.2 ± 0.05

1.1 ± 0.04

82 ± 7

   Obese (n = 32)

12.9 ± 0.7

97.5 ± 0.5

4.1 ± 0.07

2.5 ± 0.04

1.5 ± 0.03

105 ± 10

Tanner IV

      

   Normal (n = 32)

13.6 ± 0.7

79.1 ± 1.8

2.3 ± 0.06

1.4 ± 0.05

0.9 ± 0.02

49 ± 6

   Overweight (n = 29)

13.7 ± 0.8

90.4 ± 0.7

3.6 ± 0.07

2.3 ± 0.04

1.2 ± 0.04

90 ± 11

   Obese (n = 28)

13.8 ± 0.7

96.8 ± 0.9

4.0 ± 0.06

2.5 ± 0.05

1.5 ± 0.03

108 ± 9

Tanner V

      

   Normal (n = 33)

14.7 ± 0.7

79.3 ± 2.5

2.4 ± 0.07

1.3 ± 0.03

1.0 ± 0.03

49 ± 6

   Overweight (n = 34)

14.6 ± 0.8

89.9 ± 2.0

3.6 ± 0.06

2.2 ± 0.04

1.3 ± 0.03

92 ± 9

   Obese (n = 34)

14.7 ± 0.7

97.0 ± 0.4

3.9 ± 0.06

2.5 ± 0.04

1.6 ± 0.03

107 ± 8

ADULTS

      

   Normal (n = 40)

33.4 ± 0.3

22.2 ± 0.4

2.4 ± 0.02

1.3 ± 0.03

0.7 ± 0.01

54 ± 5

   Overweight (n = 42)

31.2 ± 0.5

27.8 ± 0.6

4.3 ± 0.05

2.7 ± 0.05

1.4 ± 0.02

116 ± 16

   Obese (n = 40)

33.5 ± 0.5

32.6 ± 0.5

4.7 ± 0.07

3.0 ± 0.06

2.6 ± 0.03

150 ± 17

  1. The results are expressed as means ± SD. P < 0.01 Normal vs overweight and P < 0.001 Normal vs Obese for either male and female. There is no differences between males and females for the variables measured WC:AC: waist to arm circumference. CPR: subscapular skinfold + suprailliac skinfold) / (triceps skinfold+ thigh skinfold), STR: ratio of subscapular to triceps skinfold, SUM:triceps, subscapular, suprailliac and thigh skinfolds in the total sample.