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Table 1 Sample characteristics comparing lean versus overweight/obese youth

From: Abdominal adiposity, insulin resistance, and oxidized low-density lipoproteins in Latino adolescents

 

Lean (n = 62)

Overweight/Obese (n = 61)

p-value

Age

16.2 ± 2.5

16.3 ± 2.6

0.821

Gender (M/F)

21/41

33/28

0.200

Height (cm)

163.2 ± 8.3

168.7 ± 10.0

0.001

Weight (kg)

55.2 ± 8.1

85.5 ± 20.6

< 0.001

Waist circumference (cm)*

74.6 ± 6.5

98.2 ± 13.8

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m 2 )

20.7 ± 2.0

29.6 ± 5.5

< 0.001

BMI percentile (%)

50.3 ± 22

94.0 ± 4.9

< 0.001

TC (mg/dL)*

147 ± 31

150 ± 35

0.685

TG (mg/dL)*

88 ± 47

109 ± 53

0.022

LDL-c (mg/dL)*

88 ± 25

94 ± 30

0.313

HDL-c (mg/dL)*

48 ± 12

42 ± 10

0.003

TG:HDL ratio (mg/dL)

2.0 ± 1.3

2.8 ± 1.7

0.003

Oxidized LDL (U/L)*

38.8 ± 10.5

44.7 ± 13.9

0.007

Fasting glucose (mg/dL)

90.4 ± 5.9

90.3 ± 6.5

0.960

2-hr glucose (mg/dL)

111.3 ± 24.4

115.8 ± 24.3

0.264

Fasting insulin (μU/ml)*

7.7 ± 4.3

13.1 ± 10.1

< 0.001

2-hr insulin (μU/ml)*

65.0 ± 49.5

87.3 ± 78.3

0.087

Insulin Sensitivity index*

5.8 ± 3.1

4.1 ± 3.0

< 0.001

  1. Data are presented are mean ± SD.
  2. *Data was log base 10 transformed for p-value.
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