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Table 2 Laboratory and clinical variables before and after intervention of obese children according to gender.

From: Limited Weight Loss or Simply No Weight Gain following Lifestyle-Only Intervention Tends to Redistribute Body Fat, to Decrease Lipid Concentrations, and to Improve Parameters of Insulin Sensitivity in Obese Children

Variables

Female ()

Male ()

 

Preintervention

Postintervention

Preintervention

Postintervention

Height (cm)

148.46 ± 14.92

150.24 ±  13.62***

147.71 ± 14.95

149.96 ±  14.75***

BMI (kg/m2)

27.64 ± 4.71

26.88 ±  4.71*

26.68 ± 2.85

26.12 ±  3.01*

Z-score BMI

2.06 ± 0.37

1.87 ±  0.49***

2.11 ± 0.32

1.95 ±  0.40***

Waist (cm)

85.89 ± 11.82

84.68 ± 12.19

85.21 ± 7.37

84.61 ± 7.17

Waist/Hip Ratio

0.87 ± 0.07

0.87 ± 0.06

0.92 ±  0.05††

0.92 ±  0.05††

Fat Mass (mm2)a

2987.7 ± 1446.6

2362.0 ±  787.5*

2597.9 ± 628.2

2258.5 ±  578.5**

Lean Mass (mm2)a

3977.2 ± 2052.0

4272.6 ± 1416.3

3954.5 ± 1515.5

4098.3 ± 1107.6

SBP (mm Hg)

107.39 ± 12.51

108.00 ± 11.52

105.79 ± 12.90

106.54 ± 11.44

DBP (mm Hg)

69.93 ± 9.87

68.93 ± 8.37

70.14 ± 8.89

68.33 ± 9.05

Fasting Glucose (mg/dL)

83.59 ± 9.87

83.43 ± 9.43

80.86 ± 14.69

84.83 ± 9.61

2 Hr pl Glucose (mg/dL)

100.04 ± 19.89

95.59 ± 16.31

91.81 ±  17.06†

94.12 ± 18.98

Fasting Insulin (mU/mL)

12.59 ± 8.50

9.29 ±  6.49**

9.53 ±  9.06†

8.97 ±  12.68*

2 Hr pl Insulin (mU/mL)

71.72 ± 59.72

46.31 ±  29.26**

48.38 ±  50.79††

39.08 ±  54.09††

HOMA

2.66 ± 1.73

1.93 ±  1.43**

1.93 ±  1.95††

1.73 ±  2.14*

QUICKI

0.34 ± 0.04

0.37 ±  0.04***

0.37 ±  0.05†

0.39 ±  0.05*

Tg (mg/dL)

121.13 ± 66.00

104.00 ± 53.73

110.51 ± 57.15

121.76 ± 56.46

TC (mg/dL)

169.13 ± 42.53

160.60 ± 29.49

169.59 ± 47.09

158.93 ± 34.33

HDL-C (mg/dL)

40.06 ± 9.54

43.81 ±  9.03*

37.25 ± 9.37

41.69 ± 16.17

LDL-C (mg/dL)

105.49 ± 38.59

95.69 ± 25.54

113.49 ± 42.89

94.60 ±  31.99**

Tg/HDL-C

3.17 ± 1.76

2.39 ±  1.30*

3.36 ± 2.09

3.20 ± 2.09

CRP (mg/dL)

0.46 ± 0.80

0.15 ± 0.16

0.32 ± 0.70

0.42 ± 0.96

  1. aCalculated in 15 females and 21 males. †, †† male preintervention versus female preintervention and male postintervention versus female postintervention; *, **, *** postintervention versus preintervention.
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International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology

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