Table 1.

General Characteristics of the Normal vs Overweight obese Children

Mean or Median	Control (BMI< 1SD)	SD or IQR	Case (BMI≥ 1SD)	SD or IQR	p value
Age (years)	12	4.94	11.55	2.27	0.635
Height SD	0.01	−0.97–0.87	0.42	−0.6–1.33	0.038
BMI SD	−0.17	−0.56–0.32	1.96	1.47–2.55	<0.0001
Waist SD	0.79	0.38–1.42	2.56	2.07–2.99	<0.0001
Skinfold SD	−0.57	−1.64–0.56	2.60	1.04–3.59	<0.0001
Fat mass (kg)	6.8	4.45–9.95	18.60	12.9–24	<0.0001
Muscle mas (kg)	32.8	22.35–38.25	36.0	29–44.9	<0.0001
Glucose (mg/dL)	81.0	76–86.8	82.0	77–88.23	0.18
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	156.45	140.55–173.18	162.9	144–182.25	0.04
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	57.45	46.75–78.75	79.0	61.75–110	<0.0001
HDL-Cholesterol (mg/dL)	54.2	48.8–62.75	49.7	41–56.3	0.001
Uric acid (mg/dL)	4.20	3.5–5.0	4.90	4.0–5.8	<0.0001
RBP4 (ng/mL)	12059	7095.49–16193	13076.5	7765–18088	0.19
Insulin (Miu/L)	21.78	15.71–28.92	33.18	24.70–41.60	<0.0001
HOMA IR	4.26	2.92–5.73	6.6	4.87–8.95	<0.0001

Abbreviations: RBP4, retinol binding protein 4 level; HOMA IR, homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance.