Table 1 The characteristics of groups of examined obese children
From: Chemerin as a novel non-invasive serum marker of intrahepatic lipid content in obese children
Parameter | Group I (n = 39) median; Q1- Q3 | Group Ia (n = 19) median; Q1- Q3 | Group II (n = 6) median; Q1- Q3 | p I vs II | p Ia vs II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chemerin (ng/ml) | 228.5; 178.4-251 | 229.4; 192.3-251.0 | 186; 159.5-201.8 | 0.06 (NS) | 0.028 |
Vaspin (ng/ml) | 0.09; 0.03-0,21 | 0.11; 0.036-0.42 | 0.07; 0.02-0.16 | NS | NS |
Omentin (ng/ml) | 194.5; 156.4-300.8 | 233.6; 163.0-335.1 | 201.5; 189.6-229.3 | NS | NS |
Age (years) | 14; 12-16 | 14; 13-16 | 11; 10-14 | NS | NS |
BMI (kg/m2) | 27.4; 26.0-32.2 | 28.8; 26.8-32.5 | 25.4; 25.4-28.2 | NS | 0,02 |
Waist (cm) | 97.5; 92-105 | 101; 96-107 | 85.5; 81-98 | 0.05 | 0.01 |
ALT (IU/l) | 37; 27-57 | 57; 50-84 | 17.5; 15-28 | 0.008 | 0.0002 |
GGT (IU/l) | 24; 18-31 | 30; 23-45 | 13.5; 10-18 | 0.006 | 0.001 |
Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 178; 143-210 | 180; 139-220 | 141.5; 130-182 | NS | NS |
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) | 44; 39-54 | 42; 39-51 | 43; 40-50 | NS | NS |
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) | 110; 82-130 | 108; 81-143 | 77; 73-105 | NS | NS |
TG (mg/dl) | 111; 68-152 | 140; 64-182 | 87.5; 75-126 | NS | NS |
Glucose (mg/dl) | 92; 89-97 | 94; 85-101 | 93; 89-96 | NS | NS |
Insulin (αIU/ml) | 13.3; 10.3-17.4 | 15.5; 10.3-21.0 | 14; 9.6-18.4 | NS | NS |
HOMA-IR | 3.08; 2.39-3.88 | 3.67; 2.42-4.49 | 3.4; 2.1-4.0 | NS | NS |
Lipids 1HMRS (r.u.) | 107; 79-163 | 139; 102-179 | 19.5; 14-38 | 0.006 | 0.004 |