Table 1: Mean values of the anthropometric variables of adolescents and adults with severe obesity.
Variables | Adolescents (n = 60) Mean ± SD |
Adults (n = 68) Mean ± SD |
p-value |
1Age (years) | 17.32 ± 1.35 | 39.31 ± 9.45 | 0.000* |
Weight (kg) | 129.49 ± 22.85 | 121.68 ± 16.53 | 0.270 |
1BMI (kg/m2) | 46.21 ± 7.01 | 44.66 ± 4.22 | 0.425 |
WC (cm) | 124.22 ± 14.12 | 124.26 ± 11.35 | 0.983 |
*Values with statistical significance (p ≤ 0.005), T-Student Test, 1Mann-Whitney Test, SD: Standard Deviation; BMI: Body Mass Index; WC: Waist Circumference.