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Table 2 Statistical differences in anthropometric measures, blood pressure, and metabolic parameters in normal weight and obese children

From: Anthropometric and metabolic pattern in obese Egyptian children: its association with C-reactive protein

 

Normal weight (N = 50)

Obese (N = 50)

P value

Age

8.6 ± 3.1

8.56 ± 3.57

0.33

Anthropometric measures

 Weight/kg

31.92 ± 10.88

52.81 ± 19.56

0.0001

 Height/cm

135.82 ± 21.02

134.36 ± 20.23

0.79

 BMI (kg/m2)

19.47 ± .97

32.14 ± 1.89

0.001

 WC/cm

55.16 ± 4.14

87.64 ± 4.95

0.001

 HC/cm

69.68 ± 8.04

89.79 ± 10.21

0.001

 WHR

0.81 ± 0.06

0.91 ± 0.07

0.28

Blood pressure

 SBP (mmHg)

99.63 ± 9.45

109.84 ± 8.91

0.68

 DBP (mmHg)

63.12 ± 6.13

72.68 ± 8.15

0.048

Metabolic profile

 

 TC (mg/dl)

141.73 ± 37.26

169.64 ± 25.04

0.006

 HDL (mg/dl)

61.42 ± 9.01

47.59 ± 16.13

0.001

 LDL (mg/dl)

85.74 ± 1.14

109.35 ± 35.12

0.001

 TG (mg/dl)

98.26 ± 9.72

129.84 ± 26.48

0.001

 hs-CRP

2.2 ± 1.16

4.19 ± 1.94

0.001

 Hb A1c

4.98 ± 1.24

5.11 ± 0.45

0.001

  1. BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, WHR waist to hip ratio, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, TC total cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG triglyceride, hs-CRP high-sensitive C-reactive protein, HbA1c glycated hemoglobin
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