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. 2021 Oct 1;11:19591. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-98993-8

Table 3.

Comparison of the variables with the independent samples t-test between all the groups.

Variable C and D B and D B and C Total p—value
Vitamin D [nmol/L] p = 0.830 p = 0.043* p = 0.030* p < 0.001**
BMI percentile p = 0.013* p < 0.001** p < 0.001** p < 0.001**
Systolic pressure [mmHg] p < 0.001** p < 0.001** p < 0.001** p < 0.001**
Diastolic pressure [mmHg] p = 0.026* p < 0.001** p = 0.001** p < 0.001**
Homocysteine [μmol/L] p = 0.658 p < 0.001** p = 0.001** p < 0.001**
Total cholesterol [mmol/L] p = 0.637 p = 0.045* p = 0.015* p = 0.314
LDL cholesterol [mmol/L] p = 0.552 p = 0.004** p = 0.001** p = 0.019*
HDL cholesterol [mmol/L] p = 0.727 p = 0.040* p = 0.099 p = 0.001**
TG [mmol/L] p = 0.184 p = 0.503 p = 0.055 p = 0.001**
Glucose [mmol/L] p = 0.572 p = 0.517 p = 0.975 p = 0.639
ApoA [g/L] p = 0.777 p = 0.132 p = 0.232 p = 0.075
ApoB [g/L] p = 0.862 p = 0.019* p = 0.008** p = 0.003**
Alkaline phosphatase [µkat/L] p = 0.836 p = 0.888 p = 0.742 p = 0.487
Uric acid [μmol/L] p = 0.461 p = 0.545 p = 0.154 p < 0.001**
Calcium [mmol/L] p = 0.222 p = 0.041* p = 0.063 p = 0.082
Phosphate [mmol/L] p = 0.347 p = 0.389 p = 0.209 p = 0.597
Magnesium [mmol/L] p = 0.207 p = 0.858 p = 0.099 p = 0.316

In the last column total p value represents the difference between the control group and all the studied groups combined. Children with hypertension (B), overweight children with hypertension (C) and overweight children with normal blood pressure (D).

BMI Percentile body mass index percentile, LDL cholesterol low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL cholesterol high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG triglycerides, ApoA apolipoprotein A1, ApoB apolipoprotein B.

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01.