Research Article
Associations of Plasma BDNF and BDNF Gene Polymorphism with Cardiometabolic Parameters in Thai Children: A Pilot Study
Table 1
Comparison of the anthropometric-cardiometabolic and hematological variables between nonobese and obese children.
| | Variables | Nonobese group | Obese group | value | | (N = 279) | (N = 190) |
| | Age (years) | 10.6 ± 0.8 | 10.5 ± 0.9 | 0.138 | | Weight (kg) | 36.0 ± 7.4 | 59.5 ± 10.5 | | | BMI (kg/m2) | 18.8 ± 1.9 | 27.8 ± 3.1 | | | BMI z-score | 0.1 (−0.6, 0.7) | 2.9 (2.7, 3.2) | | | WC (cm) | 62.0 ± 7.6 | 86.4 ± 9.7 | | | Systolic BP (mmHg) | 100.0 ± 13.4 | 113.0 ± 13.3 | | | Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 63.2 ± 9.9 | 71.4 ± 10.1 | | | Glucose (mg/dL) | 86.2 ± 6.5 | 88.7 ± 7.0 | | | TC (mg/dL) | 187.6 ± 31.0 | 184.8 ± 31.9 | 0.327 | | TG (mg/dL) | 60.0 (47.0, 79.0) | 80.0 (60.0, 109.0) | | | LDL-C (mg/dL) | 118.0 ± 27.0 | 120 ± 28.0 | 0.193 | | HDL-C (mg/dL) | 56.0 ± 11.0 | 46.0 ± 9.0 | | | Non-HDL-C (mg/dL) | 131.0 ± 27.1 | 138.0 ± 28.7 | | | TyG index | 8.0 ± 0.4 | 8.3 ± 0.4 | | | RBC count (×1012/L) | 5.0 (4.7, 5.4) | 5.0 (4.8, 5.3) | 0.499 | | WBC count (×109/L) | 6.4 (5.4, 7.4) | 8.1 (7.1, 9.7) | | | Platelet count (×109/L) | 316.4 ± 57.3 | 320.0 ± 46.7 | 0.132 | | BDNF (ng/mL) | 32.2 ± 6.4 | 33.8 ± 6.4 | 0.079 |
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Data are means ± standard deviation or medians with interquartile range (25th–75th percentile); significance levels: . |
