Insulin Sensitivity, Serum Lipids, and Systemic Inflammatory Markers in School-Aged Obese and Nonobese Children

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of obese and nonobese children.

	Obese; (BMI 𝑍≥1.65)	Nonobese; (BMI 𝑍<1.65)	𝑃-value∗
Age (years)	7.1±0.4; (𝑛=354)	7.1±0.4; (𝑛=350)
Gender; (% male)	51.2	51.1
Ethnicity
White Caucasian % (𝑛)	77.9; (𝑛=277)	78.0; (𝑛=273)
African-American % (𝑛)	18.1; (𝑛=64)	18.0; (𝑛=63)
BMI z score	2.21±0.14	1.06±0.21	<.00001
Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)	112.4±9.7; (𝑛=354)	107.1±10.9; (𝑛=350)	<.01
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	67.1±8.2; (𝑛=354)	62.7±7.9; (𝑛=350)	<.01
Triglycerides	84.1±5.1	73.5±2.8	<.001
HDL	42.5±1.8	62.9±1.8	<.00001
VLDL	19.1±1.3	14.7±0.9	<.001
LDL	98.7±2.9	93.3±1.8	<.001
Glucose	81.3±1.8	78.2±1.7	<.04
Insulin	14.9±1.7	6.7±1.0	<.0001
HOMA-IR	2.3±0.3	1.2±0.3	<.0001

∗Statistical significance determined using ANOVA test.