Table 1.
Anthropometric, analytical and ultrasonographic parameters of the obese and non-obese groups
| Obese | Non-obese | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | N | Mean ± SEM | N | Mean ± SEM | p-value |
| Age (years) | 121 | 11.65 ± 0.432 | 40 | 12.73 ± 0.270 | 0.038** |
| BMI | 121 | 28.465 ± 0.438 | 40 | 18.933 ± 0.429 | < 0.001* |
| WC (cm) | 121 | 93.15 ± 1.197 | 40 | 68.16 ± 0.861 | < 0.001** |
| %FM (%) | 121 | 36.840 ± 0.647 | 40 | 18.544 ± 0.526 | < 0.001* |
| Leptin (ng/mL) | 118 | 28.973 ± 1.627 | 40 | 4.845 ± 0.706 | < 0.001 |
| Adiponectin (µg/mL) | 95 | 3.597 ± 0.140 | 32 | 5.173 ± 0.413 | 0.001 |
| HOMA-IR | 118 | 2.81 ± 0.165 | 33 | 1.54 ± 0.151 | < 0.001** |
| LVED (mm) | 121 | 45.92 ± 0.54 | 40 | 44.28 ± 0.97 | NS |
| LVSD (mm) | 121 | 29.29 ± 0.43 | 40 | 27.34 ± 0.74 | < 0.023* |
| IVS (mm) | 121 | 7.21 ± 0.16 | 40 | 7.11 ± 0.22 | NS |
| PWD (mm) | 121 | 7.51 ± 0.17 | 40 | 6.92 ± 0.24 | 0.045* |
| LVM (g) | 121 | 108.27 ± 3.75 | 40 | 95.80 ± 5.46 | NS |
| LVMI | 121 | 34.30 ± 0.79 | 40 | 28.80 ± 0.99 | < 0.001* |
| RWT | 121 | 0.33 ± 0.080 | 40 | 0.32 ± 0.012 | NS |
| cIMT (mm) | 119 | 0.49 ± 0.005 | 40 | 0.44 ± 0.055 | 0.001** |
| TC (mg/dL) | 121 | 166.86 ± 2.522 | 40 | 163.83 ± 5.394 | NS |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | 121 | 96.45 ± 2.44 | 40 | 82.71±3.74 | 0.003* |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 121 | 47.33 ± 0.90 | 40 | 59.17 ± 2.04 | < 0.001** |
| TG (mg/dL) | 121 | 92.33 ± 4.94 | 40 | 59.15 ± 4.28 | < 0.001** |
| Apo A-I (g/L) | 114 | 1.34 ± 0.018 | 33 | 1.47 ± 0.043 | 0.001* |
| Apo B (g/L) | 114 | 0.74 ± 0.016 | 33 | 0.66 ± 0.032 | 0.016* |
| Lp (a) (mg/dL) | 114 | 27.42 ± 2.56 | 33 | 17.6 ± 2.92 | 0.014* |
| Male N(%) | 121 | 61 (50.8%) | 40 | 29 (70.7%) | 0.027* |
N: sample number; SEM: standard error of the mean; p-value: level of significance; BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; %FM: percent fat mass; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance; LVED: left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; LVSD: left ventricular end-systolic diameter; IVS: interventricular septum diastolic diameter; PWD: left ventricular diastolic posterior wall diameter; LVM: left ventricular mass; LVMI: left ventricular mass index; RWT relative wall thickness; cIMT: common carotid artery intima-media thickness; TC: total cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; Apo A-I: apolipoprotein A-I; Apo B: apolipoprotein B; Lp (a): lipoprotein (a);
Student t test;
Mann-Whitney U test.