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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Percentiles of serum uric acid and cardiometabolic abnormalities in obese Italian children and adolescents

 

Total

Male

Female

p value

 

<10 years

≥10 years

p value

 

1364

(N = 726)

(N = 638)

 

(N = 560)

(N = 804)

Age (years)

10.74 ± 2.70

10.60 ± 2.48

10.83 ± 2.93

0.707

Male

290 (39.9%)

436 (60.1%)

 

Weight (kg)

60.64 ± 18.74

61.19 ± 18.83

60.00 ± 18.63

0.433

 

45.98 ± 9.21

70.85 ± 16.82

<0.001

Height (cm)

147.22 ± 14.06

147.97 ± 14.28

146.36 ± 13.77

0.199

 

134.76 ± 9.31

155.89 ± 9.59

<0.001

Waist circumference (cm)

80.58 ± 10.21

81.95 ± 10.48

78.99 ± 9.65

<0.001

 

74.56 ± 7.62

84.90 ± 9.63

<0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

27.32 ± 4.36

27.28 ± 4.06

27.34 ± 4.67

0.811

 

25.13 ± 3.11

28.84 ± 4.45

<0.001

BMI z score (SDS)

2.03 ± 0.51

2.01 ± 0.50

2.06 ± 0.52

0.051

 

2.00 ± 0.39

2.05 ± 0.58

0.802

HOMA-IR

2.87 ± 1.98

2.75 ± 2.00

3.01 ± 1.94

0.001

 

2.43 ± 1.79

3.44 ± 1.94

<0.001

ISI

4.12 ± 2.50

4.23 ± 2.18

3.98 ± 2.82

<0.001

 

2.43 ± 1.79

3.50 ± 2.95

<0.001

Fasting serum glucose (mg/dl)

79.53 ± 10.03

80.38 ± 9.85

78.54 ± 10.15

0.001

 

78.06 ± 9.93

79.53 ± 10.03

<0.001

2 h serum glucose (mg/dl)

105.01 ± 18.79

105.41 ± 18.94

104.54 ± 18.59

0.367

 

102.07 ± 18.42

107.04 ± 18.77

<0.001

Fasting insulin (μUI/l)

14.40 ± 9.56

13.67 ± 10.03

15.23 ± 8.92

<0.001

 

11.57 ± 7.92

16.37 ± 10.10

<0.001

2 h insulin (μUI/l)

81.30 ± 68.17

72.28 ± 59.32

91.65 ± 75.82

<0.001

 

66.49 ± 63.68

91.50 ± 69.32

<0.001

Uric acid (mg/dl)

5.20 ± 1.38

5.28 ± 1.45

5.10 ± 1.30

0.058

 

4.74 ± 1.05

5.52 ± 1.49

<0.001

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

156.46 ± 30.85

158.63 ± 32.82

154.00 ± 28.27

0.005

 

158.13 ± 28.67

155.30 ± 32.25

0.005

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)

48.86 ± 12.51

49.88 ± 13.78

47.70 ± 10.78

0.004

 

50.73 ± 12.89

47.56 ± 12.08

0.034

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

76.33 ± 41.02

76.84 ± 44.10

75.74 ± 37.01

0.382

 

71.39 ± 39.30

79.68 ± 41.86

<0.001

ALT (IU/l)

24.54 ± 19.18

26.86 ± 23.68

21.92 ± 11.73

<0.001

 

23.01 ± 10.74

25.61 ± 23.30

0.649

γ-GT (IU/l)

13.90 ± 8.98

15.02 ± 10.57

12.57 ± 6.41

<0.001

 

13.30 ± 5.98

14.30 ± 10.52

0.431

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SD or number and percentage. BMI body mass index, HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance, ISI insulin sensitivity index, HDL-cholesterol high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG triglycerides, ALT alanine aminotransferase, γ-GT gamma-glutamyl transferase
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Italian Journal of Pediatrics

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