Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants
From: Lipid profile and left ventricular geometry pattern in obese children
Mean | SD | Median | IQR | Min | Max | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 13.77 | 2.32 | 14 | 12–16 | 9 | 17 |
Sex, n (%) | 70 (100) | |||||
Male, n (%) | 46 (65.71) | |||||
Female, n (%) | 24 (34.29) | |||||
BMI, kg/m2 | 29.38 | 4.26 | 28.65 | 26.7–31.3 | 20.1 | 40.4 |
BMI z-score | 2.24 | 0.56 | 2.27 | 1.93–2.57 | 1.05 | 3.52 |
24 h-average SBP, mm Hg | 123.77 | 8.78 | 124 | 119–130 | 101 | 145 |
Laboratory assessment | ||||||
Cholesterol, mmol/L | 4.36 | 0.79 | 4.4 | 3.96–4.74 | 2.85 | 6.91 |
Triglycerides, mmol/L | 1.42 | 1.01 | 1.19 | 0.78–1.86 | 0.2 | 7 |
LDL, mmol/L | 2.38 | 0.64 | 2.4 | 1.9–2.7 | 0.99 | 4.2 |
HDL, mmol/L | 1.30 | 0.30 | 1.3 | 1.08–1.41 | 0.78 | 2.12 |
Glucose, mmol/L | 5.23 | 0.59 | 5.2 | 4.9–5.6 | 3.8 | 6.8 |
Insulin, μU/mL | 39.15 | 34.14 | 25 | 18–47 | 3 | 163 |
HOMA index | 9.12 | 8.95 | 5.72 | 4.11–11.2 | 0.51 | 41.51 |
TG/HDL ratio | 1.17 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.58–1.57 | 0.16 | 4.57 |
Echocardiographic assessment | ||||||
LVMI, g/m2.7 | 47.85 | 9.97 | 46 | 42–55 | 25 | 75 |
RWT, % | 36.40 | 6.36 | 36.5 | 31–41 | 23 | 51 |
Left ventricular geometry classification, n (%) | 70 (100) | |||||
Normal geometry, n (%) | 36 (51.43) | |||||
Eccentric LVH, n (%) | 14 (20) | |||||
Concentric LVH, n (%) | 10 (14.29) | |||||
Concentric remodeling, n (%) | 10 (14.29) | |||||