Table 1.

Comparison of Anthropometric Measurements and Trace Elements of Obese and Those of the Control Group

	Obese Mean ± SD	Control Mean ± SD	P
Chronological age (years)	11.6 ± 3.0	10.8 ± 3.1	.842*
Sex (girl/boy)	26/24	23/27	.548**
Height age (years)	11.8 ± 3.7	12.8 ± 2.8	.850*
Body weight (kg)	66.18 ± 21.49	41.28 ± 18.17	<.001*
BMI SD	2.13 ± 0.47	1.45 ± 0.20	<.001*
Waist/height ratio	0.65 ± 0.07	0.58 ± 0.04	.001*
Waist/hip ratio	0.95 ± 0.08	0.92 ± 0.06	.01*
Fe (μg/dL)	0.57 ± 0.91	2.11 ± 1.45	<.001*
Mn (μg/dL)	0.66 ± 0.160	0.3310 ± 0.19	<.001*
Mg (μg/dL)	12.05 ± 6.13	22.33 ± 13.82	<.001*
Cu (μg/dL)	2.04 ± 1.38	1.16 ± 0.79	.002*
Zn (μg/dL)	2.43 ± 1.78	3.73 ± 2.45	.008*
Co (μg/dL)	0.03 ± 0.08	0.42 ± 0.73	.001*
Pb (μg/dL)	0.64 ± 0.62	0.34 ± 0.37	.007*
Glucose (mg/dL)	82.5 ± 7.3	63 ± 9.5	.002*
Insulin (mU/L)	19.5 ± 4.6	7.6 ± 2.4	<.001*
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	139.7 ± 34.8	99.8 ± 25.9	.001*
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	87.0 ± 40.1	68.7 ± 19.4	.001*

P-value is significant when less than .05.

BMI, body mass index; SD, standard deviation.

*Independent samples test.

**Pearson’s chi-square test.