Table 5.
Correlations between left ventricular mass index (LVMI) and cardiovascular risk factors in obese children with and without metabolic syndrome (MS).
| LVMI in obese children with MS |
LVMI in obese children without MS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | p | r | p | |
| BMI | 0.344 | 0.005 | 0.196 | 0.008 |
| BMI-SDS | 0.358 | <0.005 | 0.560 | 0.001 |
| Systolic BP | 0.330 | 0.017 | 0.248 | 0.021 |
| Diastolic BP | 0.242 | 0.012 | 0.216 | 0.024 |
| Waist circumference | 0.220 | 0.015 | 0.260 | 0.004 |
| Triglycerides | 0.394 | 0.001 | 0.312 | <0.01 |
| HDL cholesterol | 0.047 | 0.350 | 0.060 | 0.11 |
| Fasting insulin | 0.322 | 0.009 | 0.359 | <0.001 |
| FGIR | 0.355 | 0.014 | 0.312 | <0.001 |
| HOMA-IR | 0.324 | 0.011 | 0.343 | <0.001 |
BP = blood pressure; BMI = body mass index; FGIR = fasting glucose insulin ratio; HDL = high density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR = homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance; SDS = standard deviation score.