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Table 1 Anthropometric and metabolic characteristics of the population sample

From: Long-term effects of a non-intensive weight program on body mass index and metabolic abnormalities of obese children and adolescents

 

Initial Visit

Last Visit

p-value

BMI z-score

2.49 ± 0.4

2.33 ± 0.4

0.03

Fasting glucose (mmol/L)a

4.8 ± 0.5

4.6 ± 0.5

0.08

Fasting insulin (pmol/L)b

145.1 ± 90.3

135.4 ± 100.7

0.56

HOMA-IR

4.5 ± 3

4.1 ± 2.9

0.38

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)c

1.2 ± 0.3

1.2 ± 0.3

0.61

LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)c

2.9 ± 0.9

2.5 ± 0.6

0.022

Triglycerides (mmol/L)d

2.8 ± 1.8

2.3 ± 0.9

0.057

2-hour glucose (mmol/L)a

2.9 ± 0.6

2.5 ± 0.7

0.004

Peak insulin (pmol/L)b

1445.9 ± 869.5

1070.9 ± 748.7

0.043

  1. Results are expressed as mean ± SD. p-values < 0.05 are in bold.
  2. aTo convert to mg/dL divide by 0.0555.
  3. bTo convert to μIU/mL divide by 6.945.
  4. cTo convert to mg/dL divide by 0.0259.
  5. dTo convert to mg/dL divide by 0.0113.
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International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology

ISSN: 1687-9856

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