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Table 1 Nutritional assessment and laboratory variables for adolescents according to gender

From: Metabolic syndrome risk factors in overweight, obese, and extremely obese brazilian adolescents

FEMALE

OVERWEIGHT (n = 55)

OBESE (n = 71)

EXTREMELY OBESE (n = 48)

 

X

SD

X

SD

X

SD

Age (years) (1) NS

13.28a

2.26

12.66ab

2.05

12.45b

1.61

BMI (kg/m 2 ) (1)**

25.10a

2.62

27.98b

3.07

33.99c

5.17

AbdC (cm) (2)**

82.84a

8.34

87.39b

8.85

95.84c

10.68

HDLc (mg/dL) (1)**

49.24a

9.95

42.19b

8.68

40.53c

13.08

TG (mg/dL) (1)**

92.11a

35.74

107.41b

68.11

121.33bc

46.38

SBP (1)**

110.73a

8.18

116.24b

14.53

127.58c

18.40

DBP (1)**

68.66a

6.89

71.47ab

12.63

81.93c

12.12

Glycemia (mg/dL) (1)NS

82.60a

8.43

83.58a

15.85

82.56a

7.52

Insulin (μU/mL) (1)**

13.78a

4.79

17.58b

10.22

20.38bc

9.50

HOMA-IR (1)**

2.79a

0.99

3.65b

2.26

4.12bc

1.84

Quicki (1)**

0.33a

0.02

0.32b

0.02

0.32bc

0.02

FGI (1)**

7.37a

7.03

5.88b

2.69

5.12bc

3.18

MALE

(n = 40)

(n = 58)

(n = 49)

 

X

SD

X

SD

X

SD

Age (years) (1)NS

12.62 a

1.76

12.89a

1.68

12.65 a

2.22

BMI (kg/m 2 ) (1)**

24.07 a

2.12

27.12b

2.69

32.13c

4.11

AbdC (cm) (2)**

81.03a

7.54

86.02ab

10.14

95.19c

11.28

HDLc (mg/dL) (1)NS

43.10a

8.31

44.22a

11.37

44.31a

8.97

TG (mg/dL) (1)NS

103.38a

76.60

95.71ab

58.68

117.83ac

55.34

SBP (1)**

111.17a

15.01

115.16ab

14.10

125.98c

13.06

DBP (1)**

69.28a

10.70

74.73bc

10.20

76.88c

12.17

Glycemia (mg/dL) (1)NS

83.59a

7.22

83.77a

7.90

86.51a

5.79

Insulin (μU/mL) (1)NS

13.72a

9.90

14.08a

7.64

16.13a

8.07

HOMA-IR (1)NS

2.84a

2.03

2.89a

1.62

3.45a

1.71

Quicki (1)**

0.34a

0.04

0.33ab

0.03

0.32b

0.02

FGI (1)**

10.86a

10.43

7.84b

5.99

6.32bc

2.38

  1. Note: (1) Multiple comparison using PROC GENMOD from SAS program.
  2. (2) Multiple comparisons using ANOVA and Tukey test.
  3. * p < 0.05 **p < 0.01 NS not significant.
  4. The same letters show no statistically significant difference.
  5. Total number of female adolescents = 174.
  6. Total number of male adolescents = 147.
  7. BMI Body Mass Index, AbdC Abdominal circumference, HDLc-HDL cholesterol, TGTriglycerides, SBP Systolic Blood Pressure, DBP Diastolic Blood Pressure, HOMA-IR Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance Quicki Quantitative insulin sensitivity check index, FGI Fasting glucose to insulin ratio.