Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette

Table 3 Comparison of skeletal age difference between obese and control

From: Clinical, laboratory and radiological assessment of skeletal maturation in children and adolescents with obesity

	Obese	Control	P value
Total body fat content %
Mean ± SD	42.83 ± 7	22.34 ± 3.877	0.000
Range	33–63.6	12–30
Total body fat content (kg)
Mean ± SD	27.42 ± 12.97	7.76 ± 2.54	0.000
Range	15.3–76.3	2.9–13.2
Lean body mass %
Mean ± SD	67.7 ± 9	83.25 ± 2.92	0.000
Range	28.7–74.5	77.5–88.4
Lean body mass
Mean ± SD	42.6 ± 11.87	35.2 ± 11.69	0.000
Range	28.7–75	18.9–40.4

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