Table 1.
Demographic distribution of volunteer subjects
| Parameter | Lean | Obese | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| n | 16 | 9 | |
| Age (years), median (range) | 9 (6–10) | 9 (8–10) | |
| Gender (M/F) | 7/9 | 2/7 | |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Caucasian | 6 | 1 | |
| African-American | 9 | 6 | |
| Hispanic | 1 | 1 | |
| Native American | 0 | 1 | |
| BMI percentile | <84% | >95% | <0.01 |
| Baseline caffeine (nm) | 0.37 | 0.72 | 0.829 |
| Interleukin-6 (pg ml−1) | 0.55 ± 0.26 | 1.56 ± 1.16 | 0.063 |
| Adiponectin (µg ml−1) | 3.59 ± 0.65 | 3.14 ± 0.32 | 0.058 |
| C-reactive protein (pg ml−1) | 179.02 ± 62.67 | 269.31 ± 34.07 | 0.001 |
| Leptin (µg ml−1) | 6.56 ± 5.18 | 71.21 ± 15.28 | <0.001 |