Table 1 Characteristics of overweight/obese subjects included in the study

Age

(years)

12.4 ± 1.8

12.2 ± 1.6

0.816

Puberty

(% yes)

68.0

54.8

0.316*

BMI z-score

2.0 ± 0.5

2.0 ± 0.6

0.483

TC

(mg/dl)

153.5± 21.7

155.8 ± 21.9

0.692

TRG

(mg/dl)

80.04 ± 36.2

79.8 ± 45.0

0.985

HDL

(mg/dl)

53.0 ± 11.0

51.6 ± 11.7

0.629

LDL

(mg/dl)

88.2 ± 21.0

91.8 ± 19.4

0.501

Glu

(mg/dl)

93.7± 7.4

93.9 ± 6.8

0.899

HBA1c

(%)

4.9 ± 0.2

5.0 ± 0.3

0.314

Insulin

(pg/dl)

379.0 ±215.0

476.5.8 ± 383.8

0.308

HOMA index

2.2 ± 2.0

2.7 ± 2.2

0.353

Total energy intake

(kcal/day)

1703± 577

1719 ± 657

0.925

Energy from fat

(%)

29.3 ± 10.3

26.2 ± 7.1

0.176

Energy from CHO

(%)

55.2 ± 11.5

59.0 ± 10.2

0.181

Energy from protein

(%)

14.3 ± 4.2

15.4 ± 4.8

0.400

miR-191-3p

(relative level)

3.8 ± 5.4

3.3 ± 1.5

0.623

miR-375

(relative level)

101.8 ± 314.7

150.8 ± 370.9

0.593