Table 2.

Plasma amino acids profile in children with obesity

BMI body mass index, P-Glu plasma glucose, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, UA uric acid, γ-GTP γ-glutamyltransferase, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, IMT intima media thickness, EAA essential amino acids, Val Valine, Leu leucine, Ile isoleucine, His histidine, Phe phenylalanine, Trp tryptophan, Met methionine, Thr threonine, Lys lysine, NEAA non-essential amino acids, Asp aspartate, Ser Serine, Gly glycine, Ala alanine, Tyr tyrosine, Glu glutamate, Pro proline, Gln glutamine, Cit citrulline, Arg arginine, Orn ornithine, Asn asparagine, aABA α-aminobutyric acid, TAA total amino acids. N = 26; *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01