Table 1.
General characteristics of the study population
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| N |
948 |
| Age (years) |
13.7 ± 2.2 |
| Obese (%) |
11.7 |
| Overweight (%) |
16.7 |
| Gender (Male/Female) (%) |
52.2/47.8 |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) |
22.1 ± 6.3 |
| BMI z-score |
0.001*10-13 ± 1.0 |
| Waist circumference (cm) |
77.1 ± 20.5 |
| Hip circumference (cm) |
86.4 ± 19.8 |
| Waist-Hip Ratio |
0.91 ± 0.33 |
| Sagittal Abdominal Diameter (cm) |
17.4 ± 5.4 |
| Sagittal Abdominal Diameter z-score |
0.18 ± 0.67 |
| Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) |
106.4 ± 10.6 |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) |
69.5 ± 7.8 |
| Glucose (mmol/l) |
5.1 ± 1.3 |
| Insulin (ng/ml) |
11.2 ± 1.2 |
| HOMA-IR |
2.6 ± 0.28 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/l) |
1.1 ± 0.60 |
| Total Cholesterol (mmol/l) |
4.2 ± 0.85 |
| LDL-Cholesterol (mmol/l) |
2.7 ± 0.76 |
| HDL-Cholesterol (mmol/l) |
1.1 ± 0.35 |
| Leptin (ng/ml) |
15.7 ± 2.8 |
| Adiponectin (μg/ml) |
20.4 ± 1.4 |
| Resistin (ng/ml) |
18.6 ± 1.7 |
| ANG II (ng/ml) |
0.67 ± 0.05 |
| aPAI-1 (ng/ml) |
19.8 ± 2.4 |
| C-Reactive Protein (μg/ml) |
0.83 (2.8) |
| TNF-α (pg/ml) | 8.6 ± 1.0 |
Note: Data represented by Mean ± Standard Error; CRP in median and inter-quartile range.