Table 2.

Comparison of anthropometric, metabolic and micronutrient measures between healthy-weight and obese children with asthma

	Healthy-Weight (n=49)	Obese (n=40)	P value
Anthropometric measures
Neck (cms)	27.52 ± 2.20	30.89 ± 2.50	<0.001
Midarm (cms)	20.12 ± 2.80	25.80 ± 3.90	<0.001
Waist (cms)	61.20 ± 6.10	77.90 ± 11.07	<0.001
Hip (cms)	74.14 ± 7.20	87.34 ± 13.98	<0.001
Waist/Hip Ratio	0.83 ± 0.07	0.90 ± 0.08	<0.001
Height (cms)	136.65 ± 9.43	139.43 ± 9.61	0.17
Weight (kgs)	32.05 ± 7.17	47.11 ± 12.44	<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)	16.95 ± 1.87	23.86 ± 3.95	<0.001
BMI z-score	0.10 ± 0.87	1.84 ± 0.46	<0.001
Metabolic measures
Glucose (mg/dl)	88.03 ± 7.71	91.24 ± 9.03	0.10
Cholesterol (mg/dl)	154.46 ± 29.73	155.55 ± 31.85	0.87
HDL (mg/dl)	52.23 ± 12.76	50.25 ± 9.01	0.39
LDL (mg/dl)	92.45 ± 25.75	97.13 ± 30.65	0.44
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	71.97 ± 38.74	70.98 ± 30.05	0.89
Insulin (mU/ml)	11.88 ± 6.93	16.11 ± 12.02	0.06
HOMA-IR*	2.56 ± 1.49	3.71 ± 3.03	0.03
Leptin (ng/ml)	7.67 ± 5.98	18.99 ± 9.67	<0.001
Adiponectin (μg/ml)	17.90 ± 7.84	14.84 ± 6.16	0.04
Nutrient measures
Total FA (mg/dl)	3372.39 ± 654.38	3274.27 ± 625.57	0.48
SFA (mg/dl)	1165.83 ± 340.15	1130.76 ± 280.53	0.60
MUFA (mg/dl)	673.99 ± 166.59	635.31 ± 165.33	0.28
PUFA (mg/dl)	1528.59 ± 247.81	1505.16 ± 266.03	0.67
n6 PUFA (mg/dl)	1445.18 ± 227.39	1418.71 ± 241.73	0.59
n3 PUFA (mg/dl)	83.41 ± 27.42	87.45 ± 38.34	0.58
n6/n3 Ratio	18.87 ± 5.40	17.73 ± 5.68	0.34
Lutein (μg/ml)	0.20 ± 0.05	0.19 ± 0.07	0.60
β-Cryptoxanthin (μg/ml)	0.11 ± 0.03	0.10 ± 0.05	0.41
Lycopene (μg/ml)	0.52 ± 0.18	0.48 ± 0.16	0.30
α-Carotene (μg/ml)	0.04 ± 0.03	0.04 ± 0.02	0.48
β-Carotene (μg/ml)	0.28 ± 0.17	0.20 ± 0.09	<0.001
Total Carotenoids (μg/ml)	1.13 ± 0.34	0.99 ± 0.26	0.03
Vitamin D (ng/ml)	1.42 ± 0.13	1.38 ± 0.12	0.11
α-Tocopherol (μg/ml)	8.83 ± 2.15	8.28 ± 2.21	0.25

^*Calculated as (glucose (mg/dl) × insulin (uU/ml) /405