Table 1.
Demographic and baseline clinical characteristics of the study population.
| n (%)/median (range) | |
|---|---|
| Obese study population | |
| Gender | |
| Boys | 17 (44%) |
| Girls | 22 (56%) |
| Age (years) | 12.3 (7.6–17.4) |
| Characteristics of obesity | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.48 (20.9–42.7) |
| BMI percentile | 99.1 (90.7–99.9) |
| BMI-SDS | 2.36 (1.33–3.58) |
| WHtR | 0.61 (0.51–0.74) |
| WC > 90th centile | 39 (100%) |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 80 (25–317) |
| Above ULN | 9 (23.07%) |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 177 (108–289) |
| Above ULN | 5 (12.82%) |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 110 (44–225) |
| Above ULN | 16 (41%) |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 84 (69–107) |
| Above ULN | 0 (0%) |
| HOMA index (n = 37) | 3.2 (1.1–7.4) |
| >1 | 37 (100%) |
| >3 | 22 (59%) |
BMI: body mass index; SDS: standard deviation score; WHtR: waist-to-height ratio; WC: waist circumference; ULN: upper limit of normal; HOMA: homeostasis model assessment; n.r.: not recorded.
Upper limits of normal: triglycerides 120 mg/dL, cholesterin 250 mg/dL, fasting glucose 120 mg/dL, HOMA index <1, and LDL cholesterol 116 mg/dL.