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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and fasting morning plasma concentrations of lipids, glucose, insulin, hsCRP, and FABP4 in obese and matched non-obese children

From: Fatty-acid binding protein 4 gene variants and childhood obesity: potential implications for insulin sensitivity and CRP levels

 

OB

(n = 182)

NOB

(n = 127)

P-value

Age (years)

6.7 ± 0.4

6.7 ± 0.4

 

Gender (% male)

51.4

51.9

 

Ethnicity

   

White Caucasian %

75.7

76.6

 

African American %

18.9

18.2

 

BMI z score

2.04 ± 0.23

0.91 ± 0.12

<0.00001

Cholesterol

176.5 ± 3.1

164.4 ± 2.5

NS

Triglycerides

85.1 ± 4.1

70.4 ± 2.9

<0.01

HDL

49.6 ± 1.5

58.7 ± 1.0

<0.01

VLDL

18.9 ± 1.4

15.7 ± 0.9

<0.02

LDL

98.4 ± 2.4

87.4 ± 2.1

<0.002

Glucose

81.3 ± 1.3

78.2 ± 1.7

NS

Insulin

12.9 ± 1.3

6.5 ± 1.0

<0.001

HOMA

2.6 ± 0.3

1.4 ± 0.3

<0.001

hsCRP ((mg/dl))

2.67 ± 0.48

1.04 ± 0.13

<0.001

FABP4 (ng/mL)

21.4 ± 1.2

12.1 ± 1.0

<0.0001

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