Table 2.
Characteristics of the study population by metabolic status.
| Variable |
MHO (n = 469) |
MUO (n = 732) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male (%) | 202 (36.1) | 357 (63.9) | 0.053 |
| Female (%) | 267 (41.6) | 375 (58.4) | |
| Age years (±SD) | 11.2 (±3.0) | 12.3 (±3.0) | <0.001 |
| Puberty (yes,%) | 222 (47.3) | 455 (62.2) | <0.001 |
| BMI, kg/m2 (±SD) | 30.0 (±5.7) | 30.7 (±5.0) | 0.025 |
| BMI z-score (±SD) | 2.3 (±0.3) | 2.2 (±0.3) | 0.117 |
| SBP, mmHg (±SD) | 105.6 (±9.4) | 118.3 (±13.3) | <0.001 |
| SBP z-score (±SD) | −0.12 (±0.89) | 0.95 (±1.21) | <0.001 |
| DBP, mmHg (±SD) | 66.9 (±6.7) | 72.5 (±8.3) | <0.001 |
| DBP z-score (±SD) | 0.32 (±0.54) | 0.80 (±0.73) | <0.001 |
| Glycaemia, mg/dl (±SD) | 83.2 (±6.7) | 84.9 (±7.8) | <0.001 |
| Triglycerides, mg/dl (±SD) | 65.0 (±20.8) | 96.0 (±46.6) | <0.001 |
| HDL cholesterol, mg/dl (±SD) | 53.4 (±9.2) | 46.7 (±11.0) | <0.001 |
| W-Hr, % (±SD), n = 1,138 | 58.0 (±7.2) | 61.2 (±8.1) | <0.001 |
| Uric Acid, mg/dl (±SD), n = 1,082 | 4.5 (±1.1) | 5.2 (±1.3) | <0.001 |
| HOMA index (±SD), n = 1,142 | 2.8 (±1.8) | 3.7 (±2.4) | <0.001 |