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. 2020 Oct 31;17:35. doi: 10.1186/s12950-020-00264-2

Table 2.

Biochemical and hormonal variables in children and adolescentsa

Control Obesity p value
n = 19 n = 18
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL) 87,61 ± 5,55 87,59 ± 6,25 0,936
2 h glucose (mg/dL) 91,74 ± 13 94,23 ± 13,58 0,7617
Insulin (mcU/mL) 7,77 ± 4,78 19,77 ± 8,02 <  0,0001**
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) 150,15 ± 21,83 158,29 ± 24,91 0,3758
Triglycerides (mg/dL) 76,48 ± 18,47 117,27 ± 31,64 0,0001*
HDL (mg/dL) 50,34 ± 8,22 41,39 ± 9,51 0,0077*
LDL (mg/dL) 84,55 ± 18,04 94,70 ± 20,67 0,2547
VLDL (mg/dL) 15,29 ± 3,69 23,45 ± 6.33 0,0001**
HOMA-IR (score) 1,50 ± 1,19 4,28 ± 1,72 <  0,0001**
TG/HDL ratio 1,60 ± 0,61 3,02 ± 1,24 < 0,0001**
Android-gynoid % fat ratio 0,61 ± 0,17 0,99 ± 0,08 < 0,0001**
GLP-1 (ng/mL) 15,98 ± 0,69 17,70 ± 0,66 0,0725
GIP (pg/mL) 2637 ± 486,89 3137 ± 512,44 0,6299

Values are presented as percentage or mean ± standard deviation (SD). Differences between groups were evaluated using Wilcoxon signed-rank tests

* p < 0.005, ** p < 0.0001

aHDL high-density lipoprotein, VLDL very low-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, HOMA-IR homeostatic model of assessment for insulin resistance, GLP-1 glucagon-like peptide 1, GIP gastric inhibitory polypeptide