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Table 2 Metabolic characteristics of subjects included in the study

From: Circulating microRNAs are associated with early childhood obesity: results of the I.Family Study

 

NW

OW/Ob

p

Glucose

(mg/dl)

92.8 ± 6.7

94.0 ± 7.4

0.257

Insulin

(pg/ml)

238.1 ± 182.1

385.6 ± 323.8

< 0.001

Homa index

1.4 ± 1.0

2.2 ± 1.9

0.001

HBA1

(%)

5.0 ± 0.3

4.9 ± 0.3

0.494

Triglycerides

(mg/dl)

63.2 ± 28.8

78.5 ± 45.0

0.006

Total cholesterol

(mg/dl)

157.6 ± 24.9

153.2 ± 22.7

0.212

HDL cholesterol

(mg/dl)

62.0 ± 14.1

52.8 ± 11.2

< 0.001

LDL cholesterol

(mg/dl)

86.9 ± 22.0

88.9 ± 20.7

0.522

  1. Nw normal weight, OW/Ob overweight/obese, LDL low-density lipoprotein, HDL high-density lipoprotein, HOMA index homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, HBA1 hemoglobin A1c. Data are expressed as mean ± SD