Table 3. Laboratory data of 3 groups classified as normal weight and overweight including obesity (n=227).
| Variable | E4M | E4F | M1M | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | OW/OB | P-value | Normal | OW/OB | P-value | Normal | OW/OB | P-value | |
| No. of patients | 23 (65.7) | 12 (34.3) | 37 (69.8) | 16 (30.2) | 104 (74.8) | 35 (25.2) | |||
| Hb (g/dL) | 13.9±0.7 | 13.7±0.6 | NS | 13.9±0.7 | 13.8± 0.6 | NS | 14.4±1.0 | 14.5±0.8 | NS |
| Hct (%) | 42.0±2.1 | 41.3±1.4 | NS | 42.0±2.1 | 42.0±1.7 | NS | 42.7±2.5 | 43.7±2.4 | <0.05 |
| WBC (109/L) | 5.5±1.0 | 7.2±1.2 | <0.01 | 6.6±2.1 | 6.7±1.7 | NS | 6.3±1.4 | 6.9±1.3 | <0.05 |
| FBS (mg/dL) | 87.9±5.6 | 86.3±3.9 | NS | 86.8±7.7 | 83.3±5.7 | NS | 88.1±5.5 | 89.8±7.6 | NS |
| TC (mg/dL) | 166.2±27.6 | 181.0±33.7 | NS | 172.2±19.5 | 157.3±26.3 | NS | 153.8±24.2 | 160.4±27.9 | NS |
| TG (mg/dL) | 77.8±39.2 | 101.8±42.0 | NS | 84.5±32.7 | 91.0±38.1 | NS | 71.7±33.9 | 105.7±49.4 | <0.01 |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 60.7±8.6 | 58.1±12.2 | NS | 63.2±13.9 | 51.8±13.2 | <0.01 | 56.1±11.0 | 47.0±11.0 | <0.01 |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 90.4±28.3 | 102.4±27.3 | NS | 92.1±18.4 | 87.4±21.3 | NS | 83.4±22.5 | 92.4±21.9 | <0.05 |
| Insulin (µU/mL) | 7.7±4.4 | 11.7±5.1 | <0.05 | 9.8±4.8 | 13.3±6.6 | NS | 11.1±6.8 | 24.6±25.8 | <0.01 |
| HOMA-IR | 1.7± 1.1 | 2.5±1.2 | NS | 2.2±1.2 | 2.8± 1.4 | NS | 2.4±1.6 | 5.7±6.8 | <0.01 |
Values are presented as number (%) or mean±standard deviation
E4M, elementary school 4th grade male students; E4F, elementary school 4th grade female students; M1M, male-middle school 1st grade students; OW/OB, overweight and obesity; Hb, hemoglobin; Hct, hematocrit; WBC, white blood cell; FBS, fasting blood sugar; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance; NS, not significant.