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Table 1 Clinical features of 34 Severely Obese Children (25 males and 9 females).

From: Relationship between severe obesity and gut inflammation in children: what's next?

 

Overall

(n = 34)

N G T

(n = 10)

I G T

(n = 24)

DM 2

(n = 7)

Age (yrs) (mean ± SD)

10.8 ± 3.4

9.6 ± 2.8

10.2 ± 3.9

9.7 ± 3

BMI (Kg/m2) (range)

23-44

25-40

23-44

23-42

BMI z-score (mean ± SD)

2.69 ± 0.53

2.5 ± 0.33

2.8 ± 0.65

2.56 ± 0.6

  1. BMI: body mass index; NGT: Normal Glucose Tolerance; IGT: Impaired Glucose Tolerance; DM2: Diabetes Mellitus Type 2; SD: standard deviation.