Aerobic fitness, lipid ratio, visceral adiposity index and risk of hypertension in adolescents: An observational study

Table 1 General characteristics of participants stratified by sex (n = 403)

Variable	Total (n = 403)	Girls (n = 201)	Boys (n = 202)	t-value	P value
Age (year)	14.7 ± 2.3	14.8 ± 2.3	14.7 ± 2.2	0.586	0.558
APHV (year)	13.3 ± 1.1	12.5 ± 0.8	14.1 ± 0.8	20.068	< 0.001
MO (year)	1.4 ± 1.3	2.3 ± 1.7	0.6 ± 1.0	10.029	< 0.001
Stature (cm)	160.2 ± 9.8	159.6 ± 7.1	160.9 ± 11.9	0.303	0.193
Weight (kg)	53.1 ± 12.5	55.5 ± 12.1	50.8 ± 12.5	3.784	0.016
BMI (kg/m2)	20.5 ± 3.5	21.7 ± 4.0	19.3 ± 2.6	6.929	< 0.001
WC (cm)	65.8 ± 8.8	67.2 ± 9.4	64.4 ± 8.0	2.273	0.001
20-MST (lap)	32.2 ± 16.8	24.9 ± 13.3	39.5 ± 16.8	9.697	< 0.001
Peak VO2 (mL/kg/min)	40.4 ± 4.4	38.3 ± 4.0	42.5 ± 2.7	10.898	< 0.001
TG (mmol/L)	1.0 ± 0.9	1.1 ± 1.2	0.9 ± 0.4	1.653	0.100
HDL-C (mmol/L)	1.3 ± 0.4	1.3 ± 0.3	1.3 ± 0.4	1.090	0.276
TG/HDL-C	0.9 ± 0.6	1.0 ± 0.6	0.8 ± 0.5	1.697	0.091
VAI	1.2 ± 0.7	1.6 ± 0.8	0.8 ± 0.6	3.912	< 0.001
SBP (mmHg)	105.6 ± 16.7	107.8 ± 16.7	103.5 ± 16.2	2.587	0.010
DBP (mmHg)	69.9 ± 14.5	70.5 ± 15.3	69.5 ± 13.5	0.595	0.552

APHV: Age at peak height velocity; MO: Maturity off-set; BMI: Body mass index; WC: Waist circumference; HDL-C: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: Triglycerides; VAI: Visceral adiposity index; 20-MST: Multistage shuttle run test; Peak VO₂: Aerobic fitness; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure.