Table 1.
Clinical characteristics, glycemic, lipid and metabolic profiles of subjects.
| Parameters | Children | Adults |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Characteristics | ||
| N | 224 | 140 |
| M/F (%) | 122/102 (54.5/45.5) | 37/103 (26.4/73.6) |
| Age (years) | 12.99 ± 2.73 | 41.87 ± 8.82 |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 20.07 ± 4.92 | 31.65 ± 5.77 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 66.37 ± 15.50 | 88.51 ± 15.65 |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 82.06 ± 15.59 | 99.01 ± 15.77 |
| Systolic Blood Pressure | 105.54 ± 10.21 | 114.25 ± 13.53 |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure | 68.85 ± 7.12 | 75.73 ± 8.81 |
| Glycemic Profile | ||
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 5.11 ± 0.61 | 5.37 ± 0.81 |
| Insulin (IU/mL) # | 6.5 (4.1–10.8) | 9.3 (7.1–13.2) |
| HOMA-IR # | 1.46 (0.88–2.41) | 2.37 (1.50–3.22) |
| Lipid Profile | ||
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) # | 1.06 ± 0.55 | 1.54 ± 0.71 |
| Total Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.23 ± 0.77 | 4.65 ± 0.98 |
| HDL-Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.02 ± 0.34 | 0.87 ± 0.33 |
| LDL-Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 2.72 ± 0.69 | 3.07 ± 0.77 |
| Metabolic Profile | ||
| Leptin (ng/mL) # | 9.10 (1.94–27.62) | 15.73 (7.52–25.67) |
| Adiponectin (mg/mL) # | 20.22 (12.66–28.42) | 17.37 (5.19–431) |
| Resistin (ng/mL) # | 15.10 (9.97–20.88) | 5.01 (2.89–14.47) |
| TNF-α (pg/mL) # | 7.51 (4.91–9.79) | 15.34 (5.08–74.02) |
| Vitamin B12 (Pg/mL) # | 421 (290.6–530.6) | 371.25 (288.6–496.3) |
Note: Data presented as N (%) for frequencies; mean ± standard deviation for normal continuous variables; # denotes continuous variables with non-Gaussian distribution and presented as median (25th–75th Percentile).