Table 2.

Association of severity degree of an in neck by Burke's scale with WC, HOMA-IR, and lipid profile in obese children.

	Burke's scale of AN in neck	Coef.	Std. Err.	95% (CI)	p value
WC (cm)	1	4.73	1.81	(1.12; 8.32)	0.01
	2	2.90	2.7	(−1.24; 7.02)	0.17
	3	5.49	2.31	(0.88; 10.08)	0.02
	4	3.26	2.17	(−1.05; 7.58)	0.13
HOMA-IR	1	0.67	0.40	(−0.12; 1.48)	0.10
	2	0.92	0.52	(−0.11; 1.96)	0.08
	3	1.43	0.58	(0.27; 2.59)	0.01
	4	1.01	0.58	(−0.12; 2.16)	0.08
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	1	7.78	12.89	(−17.8; 33.42)	0.54
	2	18.89	14.61	(−10.17; 47.95)	0.20
	3	44.20	16.57	(11.24; 77.16)	0.009
	4	14.29	15.95	(−17.42; 46.01)	0.37
Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)	1	13.06	9.80	(−6.42; 32.56)	0.18
	2	-4.56	11.25	(−26.94; 17.80)	0.70
	3	29.51	12.28	(4.60; 54.42)	0.02
	4	10.38	12.28	(−14.05; 34.81)	0.40
LDL-C (mg/dL)	1	10.35	7.78	(−5.13; 25.83)	0.19
	2	−4.14	8.82	(−21.22; 13.24)	0.64
	3	26.94	10.10	(6.85; 47.03)	0.009
	4	11.07	9.73	(−8.28; 30.43)	0.25

Results were adjusted by sex, BMI, and age. Coef., coefficient; Std. Err., standard error; WC, waist circumference; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model of insulin resistance; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; CI, confidence interval; AN, Acanthosis nigricans.