highly significantp < 0.001
For the girls aged 7–12, a highly significant, positive, and strong-to-moderate correlation was identified between age and VAI (R = 0.61, p < 0.001), HOMA-IR (R = 0.56; p = 0.001), triglycerides (R = 0.59, p < 0.001), sitting time (R = 0.4, p = 0.025) and fasting glucose (R = 0.38, p = 0.031).