Table 1.
Characteristics, glucose and hemoglobin levels of obese and control children enrolled in the study n (%)
| Characteristic |
Subjects |
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| Normal weight | Overweight | Obese | |
| (n = 66) | (n = 83) | (n = 64) | |
| Gender | |||
| Boys | 42 (63.6) | 60 (72.3) | 41 (64.1) |
| Girls | 24 (33.4) | 23 (27.7) | 23 (35.9) |
| Age, yr | |||
| Mean ± SE | 9.5 ± 1.2 | 9.7 ± 1.8 | 9.4 ± 1.5 |
| P value | 0.089 | 0.1431 | 0.1631 |
| Residence | |||
| Urban | 44 (66.7) | 55 (66.3) | 40 (62.5) |
| Rural | 22 (33.3) | 28 (33.7) | 24 (37.5) |
| Anthropometry | |||
| Height in cm | 141.9 ± 2.1 | 142.3 ± 2.4 | 141.1 ± 2.9 |
| Mean ± SE | |||
| P value | 0.7031 | 0.9941 | |
| Body weight in kilogram | 67.7 ± 5.4 | 139.7 ± 5.9 | |
| Mean ± SE | 39.2 ± 3.4 | 0.00012 | 0.00012 |
| P value | 22.4 ± 2.3 | 32 ± 3.8 | |
| BMI | 0.00012 | 0.00012 | |
| Mean ± SE | 16.4 ± 1.7 | ||
| P value | 0.89 ± 1.28 | 2.16 ± 2.64 | |
| BMI z-score | 0.00012 | 0.00012 | |
| Mean ± SE | |||
| P value | 0.03 ± 0.32 | ||
| Waist/hip ratio | |||
| Mean ± SE | 0.77 ± 0.15 | 0.79 ± 0.16 | 0.88 ± 0.16 |
| P value | 0.6021 | 0.00042 | |
| Age in years | |||
| Mean ± SE | 9.9 ± 1.6 | 9.9 ± 1.9 | 9.6 ± 2.1 |
| P value | 0.6161 | 0.7241 | |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | |||
| Mean ± SE | 80.1 ± 2.9 | 81.7 ± 2.3 | 83.5 ± 2.2 |
| P value | 0.7191 | 0.0751 | |
| Hb (g %) | |||
| Mean ± SE | 14.2 ± 1.1 | 13.9 ± 3.4 | 13.8 ± 3.9 |
| P value | 0.6741 | 0.7411 | |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | |||
| Mean ± SE | 115.6 ± 6.8 | 115.5 ± 7.4 | 116.2 ± 9.1 |
| P value | 0.8741 | 0.7941 | |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | |||
| Mean ± SE | 68.8 ± 6.4 | 67.6 ± 5.1 | 68.8 ± 7.1 |
| P value | 0.7281 | 0.8351 | |
Values are presented in means ± SE. BMI: Weight in kg/height in m2.
1
non-significant values of overweight and obese groups vs control;
2
significant values of overweight and obese groups vs control. Comparison of the means was evaluated by ANOVA. BMI: Body mass index; Hb: Hemoglobin; ANOVA: Analysis of variance.