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

Table 2 Comparison of participants cardiometabolic health indicators according to their hypertension risk status

Variable	Girls			Boys
	No risk (n = 187)	Risk (n = 14)	Total (n = 201)	No risk (n = 194)	Risk (n = 08)	Total (n = 202)
Age (year)	14.7 ± 2.3	16.6 ± 1.5	14.8 ± 2.3a	14.6 ± 2.2	16.5 ± 1.9	14.7 ± 2.2a
Body mass	54.9 ± 12.1	63.1 ± 10.3	55.4 ± 12.1b	50.3 ± 11.8	63.4 ± 20.4	50.8 ± 12.5
BMI	21.4 ± 3.9	24.6 ± 3.2	21.7 ± 4.0b	19.2 ± 2.4	22.7 ± 4.5	19.3 ± 2.6
Peak VO2 (mL/kg/min)	38.6 ± 4.0	35.3 ± 2.5	38.3 ± 4.0b	42.6 ± 3.6	39.5 ± 3.2	42.5 ± 3.7
WC	66.6 ± 8.9	75.1 ± 11.9	67.2 ± 9.4b	64.1 ± 7.8	70.8 ± 10.6	64.4 ± 8.0
SBP	105.5 ± 15.3	135.7 ± 5.4	107.8 ± 6.7a	101.8 ± 14.0	145.7 ± 5.1	103.5 ± 16.2a
DBP	69.1 ± 15.0	86.9 ± 10.3	70.4 ± 15.3a	68.3 ± 11.9	97.8 ± 20.2	69.5 ± 13.5b
TG	1.0 ± 0.3	1.4 ± 0.8	1.2 ± 0.2	0.7 ± 0.1	0.7 ± 0.1	0.9 ± 0.4a
HDL-C	1.3 ± 0.3	1.3 ± 0.3	1.3 ± 0.3	1.3 ± 0.4	1.3 ± 0.2	1.3 ± 0.4
TG/HDL	1.0 ± 0.7	1.2 ± 0.8	1.0 ± 0.7	0.5 ± 0.5	0.5 ± 0.1	0.8 ± 0.5
VAI	1.6 ± 0.8	1.2 ± 0.7	1.6 ± 0.8	0.9 ± 0.6	0.6 ± 0.1	0.8 ± 0.6

^aP < 0.001.

^bP < 0.05.

VAI: Visceral adiposity index; Peak VO₂: Aerobic fitness; BMI: Body mass index; TG/HDL-C: Triglycerides-to-High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; WC: Waist circumference.