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Table 1 Clinical and laboratory characteristics of study participants

From: Low insulin-like growth factor 1 is associated with low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and metabolic syndrome in Chinese nondiabetic obese children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Obese group (n = 120)

Control group (n = 120)

P value

Age (yr)

12.09(1.35)

11.63(2.27)

0.054

Male/Female, (n)

101/19

88/32

0.058a

Prepuberty/Puberty,(n)

81/39

76/44

0.587a

IGF-1SDS

−0.33(1.35)

0.66(1.23)

<0.001*

SBP (mmHg)

121.08(12.84)

106.69(9.7)

<0.001*

DBP (mmHg)

78.79(10.41)

70.69(7.61)

<0.001*

BMISDS

2.71(0.78)

0.04(0.77)

<0.001*

Height SDS

1.03(0.46–1.93)

−0.26(−0.71–0.41)

<0.001*a

HOMA-IR

6.35(3.8)

2.67(1.53)

<0.001*

FPG (mmol/L)

5.08(0.44)

5.07(0.42)

0.894

TC (mmol/L)

4.24(3.78–4.84)

4.01(3.64–4.37)

<0.001*a

TG (mmol/L)

1.4(0.87)

0.79(0.32)

<0.001*

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.23(0.29)

1.53(0.33)

<0.001*

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.53(0.61)

2.11(0.52)

<0.001*

UA(μmol/L)

386.68(96.18)

298.29(69.42)

<0.001*

ALT((U/L))

25.00(18.00–40.00)

13.50(11.00–17.00)

<0.001*a

  1. SBP, HOMA-IR, triglycerides, uric acid were log transformed for statistical analysis, but values in the table represent a back transformation to the original
  2. * P < 0.05, aMann-Whitney U test or the chi-square test