Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Related to Vitamin D and Adiponectin in Obese Children and Adolescents

Table 2

Baseline clinical and biological parameters of study subjects.

Parameters	Total; (𝑛=114)	Obese group; (𝑛=63)	Nonobese group; (𝑛=51)	𝑃 value^a
Age (years)	13.5±1.6	13.5±1.6	13.4±1.7	0.835
BMI (kg/m^2)	24.5±5.4	28.5±2.7	19.6±3.6	<0.0001
SBP (mmHg)	119.7±9.1	122.6±9.6	116.2±7.0	0.001
DBP (mmHg)	66.9±8.9	71.0±8.9	61.9±5.7	<0.0001
HOMA index	1.8±0.55	1.9±0.64	1.6±0.31	0.001
TG (mg/dL)	113.3±25.6	128.7±22.9	94.3±13.1	<0.0001
LDL-C (mg/dL)	94.6±27.5	111.9±24.1	73.3±12.5	<0.0001
T-C (mg/dL)	160.1±27.8	177.6±24.3	138.6±12.4	<0.0001
HDL-C (mg/dL)	44.6±5.9	40.7±3.4	49.4±4.8	<0.0001
25(OH)D (ng/mL)	26.9±7.4	22.5±5.7	32.3±5.8	<0.0001
Adiponectin (μg/mL)	4.5±1.7	3.3±0.89	6.0±1.4	<0.0001
Fasting glucose (mg/dL)	85.2±12.8	89.0±15.0	80.5±7.2	0.003

^a𝑃 values between obese and nonobese groups.