Adolescents with Mild Stunting Show Alterations in Glucose and Insulin Metabolism

Table 3

Biochemical characteristics of the study population.

Parameters	Mild stunting^1				Normal stature^2
	Normal weight^3		Overweight^4		Normal weight^3		Overweight^4
	Mean	Standard error	Mean	Standard error	Mean	Standard error	Mean	Standard error
	n = 17		n = 12		n = 22		n = 15
Glucose (mg/d)	86.22	0.94	90.17*	1.13	87.18	1.47	89.73	1.80
Insulin (U/ml)	7.65	0.94	13.18*	1.12	8.11	2.18	17.43*	2.66
HOMA-B (%)	82.92	1.12	78.18*	1.35	82.07	1.79	79.19	2.19
HOMA-IR (%)	0.71	0.01	0.75*	0.01	0.72	0.01	0.75	0.02

In each row, significant differences between normal and overweight groups are shown by asterisk (ANCOVA adjusted according to gender; 𝑃<.05).
¹Height-for age z scores <−1 and ≥−2.
²Height-for age z scores ≥−1.
³BMI-for-age percentile > 5th and < 85^th.
⁴BMI-for-age percentile ≥ 85th.