Table 1 Anthropometric measures, blood pressure and metabolic profile of obese children and adolescents
Features | Total n = 466 | Boys n = 272 (58.4%) | Girls n = 194(41.6%) | P* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 11.3 (0.8) | 11.3 (0.8) | 11.3 (0.8) | 0.629 |
Anthropometric Measures | ||||
Weight (Kg) | 59.7 (10.0) | 59.0 (10.2) | 60.7 (9.6) | 0.075 |
Height (m) | 1.5 (0.7) | 1.5 (0.7) | 1.5 (0.6) | 0.119 |
Body mass index (kg/m²) | 27.3 (3.0) | 27.1 (3.0) | 27.5 (2.9) | 0.164 |
Body Mass Index Percentile | 97.5 (1.2) | 97.6 (1.2) | 97.3 (1.3) | 0.010 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 85.0 (7.8) | 86.2 (8.1) | 83.4 (7.1) | <0.001 |
Blood Pressure (mmHg) | ||||
Systolic | 105.7 (10.1) | 106.2 (10.0) | 105.0 (10.2) | 0.189 |
Diastolic | 66.2 (8.6) | 66.3 (8.9) | 66.1 (8.3) | 0.822 |
Metabolic profile | ||||
Glucose (mg/dL) | 88.7 (6.6) | 89.2 (6.7) | 87.9 (6.5) | 0.033 |
Insulin (μU/mL) | 18.8 (12.1) | 16.9 (11.3) | 21.5 (12.7) | <0.001 |
HOMA-IR& | 4.2 (2.9) | 3.8 (2.8) | 4.7 (2.9) | <0.001 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 166.1 (30.2) | 169.2 (32.5) | 161.9 (26.1) | 0.010 |
Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 135.0 (75.3) | 132.9 (77.1) | 137.8 (72.8) | 0.489 |
LDL-C (mg/dL) | 101.2 (25.5) | 104.3 (27.7) | 96.9 (21.3) | 0.002 |
HDL-C (mg/dL) | 38.0 (8.2) | 38.3 (8.4) | 37.5 (7.9) | 0.267 |