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Table 4 Laboratory and clinical variables of group A (Lost Weight) and B (Gained Weight) children before and after intervention.

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

Group A ()

Group B ()

 

Preintervention

Postintervention

Preintervention

Postintervention

BMI (kg/m2)

27.91 ± 3.57

26.32 ±  3.87***

25.96 ±  4.52

26.97 ±  4.40***

Z-score BMI

2.10 ± 0.36

1.82 ±  0.49***

2.05 ± 0.32

2.05 ±  0.35

Waist (cm)

87.39 ± 9.00

84.75 ±  9.37***

82.18 ±  11.48

85.08 ±  11.94**

Waist/Hip Ratio

0.89 ± 0.07

0.88 ± 0.06

0.89 ± 0.07

0.91 ± 0.05

Fat Mass (mm2)a

2915.41 ± 1326.75

2248.76 ±  727.70**

2621.63 ± 729.70

2348.94 ±  619.52*

Lean Mass (mm2)a

4126.06 ± 2221.60

4194.76 ± 1346.42

3818.95 ± 1180.42

4149.73 ± 1151.34

SBP (mm Hg)

111.02 ± 11.23

105.15 ±  10.51**

99.08 ±  11.11††

109.19 ±  11.85**

DBP (mm Hg)

70.57 ± 9.97

66.86 ±  7.15*

70.65 ± 7.71

71.12 ±  9.57

Fasting Glucose (mg/dL)

82.35 ± 9.49

83.98 ± 10.68

82.30 ± 8.90

83.54 ± 8.01

2 Hr pl Glucose (mg/dL)

96.31 ± 19.51

92.19 ± 18.05

96.13 ± 15.03

97.29 ± 15.11

Fasting Insulin (mU/mL)

11.02 ± 6.78

7.48 ±  5.55**

10.29 ± 10.85

9.36 ±  14.25*

2 Hr pl Insulin (mU/mL)

55.04 ± 49.87

34.23 ±  26.73**

56.24 ± 59.64

49.93 ± 59.89

HOMA

2.27 ± 1.44

1.57 ±  1.28**

2.15 ± 2.31

1.75 ±  2.34*

QUICKI

0.35 ± 0.04

0.38 ±  0.04**

0.37 ± 0.05

0.39 ±  0.05**

Tg (mg/dL)

118.81 ± 55.78

105.30 ± 49.15

121.22 ± 80.07

128.75 ± 61.08

TC (mg/dL)

169.27 ± 46.08

158.22 ± 29.39

167.32 ± 38.94

165.92 ± 35.37

HDL-C (mg/dL)

38.75 ± 10.03

44.36 ±  13.19*

37.47 ± 10.07

41.84 ± 13.28

LDL-C (mg/dL)

109.82 ± 43.26

95.57 ±  29.24*

105.13 ± 33.47

96.50 ± 30.05

Tg/HDL-C

3.23 ± 1.53

2.51 ±  1.28*

3.31 ± 2.20

3.16 ±  1.65

CRP (mg/dL)

0.18 ± 0.20

0.10 ± 0.08

0.31 ± 0.80

0.17 ± 0.16

  1. aCalculated in 17 group A and 19 group B children. , †† group B versus group A preintervention and postintervention. *, **, *** postintervention versus preintervention.