Table 2.
Analysis of differences in biochemical parameters between children with normal weight and excess body mass.
| Biochemical Parameters | All n = 39 |
Normal Weight n = 24 |
Overweight/Obesity n = 15 |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TC (mg/dL) | 170 ± 32 | 163 ± 31 | 181 ± 31 | 0.088 |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | 101 ± 29 | 97 ± 27 | 109 ± 31 | 0.204 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 54 ± 12 | 53 ± 12 | 54 ± 12 | 0.964 |
| Non-HDL-C (mg/dL) | 117 ± 30 | 110 ± 27 | 128 ± 32 | 0.065 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 70 (52;94) |
61 (49;76) |
94 (64;123) |
0.007 |
| AIP | −0.25 (−0.35;−0.08) |
−0.30 (−0.36;−0.23) |
−0.19 (−0.28;0.08) |
0.016 |
| ApoB (mg/dL) | 66 ± 11 | 64 ± 10 | 67 ± 12 | 0.130 |
| ApoA1 (mg/dL) | 141 ± 21 | 140 ± 21 | 143 ± 20 | 0.617 |
| ApoA2 (mg/dL) | 32 (29;36) |
30 (28;34) |
36 (31;37) |
0.023 |
| ApoE (mg/dL) | 4.06 (3.55;4.72) |
3.77 (3.29;4.12) |
4.64 (4.05;5.10) |
0.011 |
| TBARS (µmol/L) | 1.83 ± 0.53 | 1.83 ± 0.59 | 1.83 ± 0.43 | 0.986 |
| AOPP (µmol/L) | 142 ± 38 | 133 ± 34 | 156 ± 40 | 0.069 |
TC—total cholesterol, LDL-C—LDL cholesterol, HDL-C—HDL-C cholesterol, non-HDL-C—non-HDL cholesterol, TG—triglycerides, AIP—atherogenic index of plasma, Apo—apolipoprotein, TBARS—thiobarbituric acid reactive substances; AOPP—advanced oxidation protein products; Data presented as mean ± SD or median (lower, upper quartile) depending distribution. Statistical significance when p < 0.05.