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Table 2 Baseline laboratory data of the obese children and non-obese controls

From: Serum trace elements in obese Egyptian children: a case–control study

 

Obese children (n = 80)

Controls (n = 80)

P

Serum zinc (ug/dl)

57 ± 14

75 ± 17

<0.01a

Serum copper (ug/dl)

123.7 ± 28

96.4 ± 23

<0.01a

Serum selenium (ug/L)

63.6 ± 15

78.3 ± 18

<0.01a

Serum iron (ug/dl)

46.8 ± 11

63.5 ± 13

<0.01a

Serum ferritin (ng/ml)

68.5 ± 11.2

71.6 ± 10.6

>0.05a

Serum chromium (ng/ml)

0.2 ± 0.08

0.18 ± 0.05

>0.05a

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

(294–68)173

(155–45)83

<0.01c

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

(312–105)183

(178–67)98

<0.01c

LDL- cholesterol (mg/dl)

(228–43)97

(105–39)73

<0.01c

HDL- cholesterol (mg/dl)

(72–17)33

(91–40)56

<0.01c

Fasting glucose (mg/dl)

93.5 ± 8.3

81.5 ± 7.7

<0.01a

Fasting insulin (uU/ml)

13.8 ± 1.2

6.3 ± 0.8

<0.01a

HOMA-IR

3.1 ± 0.8

1.3 ± 0.5

<0.01a

Serum leptin (ng/mL)

25.6 ± 3.2

9.3 ± 1.5

<0.01a

  1. LDL, low density lipoprotein; HDL, High density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance. Values are mean ± standard deviations or median (minimum- maximum). P value < 0.05 indicates a significant difference. aStudent’s t-test. cMann–Whitney u test.
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Italian Journal of Pediatrics

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