Table 1 Clinical characteristics of obese and nonobese adolescents

Age (year)

12.7 ± 2.1

13.1 ± 2.55

0.51

 Male

113 (54.9%)

44 (43.1%)

0.69

 Female

93 (45.1%)

58 (56.9%)

Weight (kg)

71.8 ± 19.1

51.3 ± 11.2

0.000

Height (cm)

156.6 ± 11.1

159.9 ± 12.8

0.12

BMI (kg/m²)

28.9 ± 5.2

19.2 ± 2.0

0.000

BMI percentile (kg/m²)

96.3 ± 3.4

56.1 ± 23.9

0.000

BP systolic (mm Hg)

113 ± 16

108 ± 10

0.25

BP diastolic (mm Hg)

72 ± 12

70 ± 10

0.33

Glucose (mg/dl)

86.8 ± 8.2

82.5 ± 7.7

0.41

TC (mg/dl)

172.9 ± 33.6

112.2 ± 29.6

0.001

LDL (mg/dl)

104.5 ± 30.1

85.3 ± 22.5

0.001

HDL (mg/dl)

44.5 ± 10.2

42.1 ± 10.5

0.50

Insulin (μU/ml)

11.8 ± 10.4

5.7 ± 4.4

0.001

HOMA-IR

2.54 ± 2.4

1.2 ± 0.9

0.000