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

Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette

Table 5 Anthropometric and biochemical characteristics of the obese children according to hs-CRP level

Parameters	With hs-CRP < 3 (N = 28)	With hs-CRP > 3 (N = 22)	P value
Age (years)	8.41 ± 3.57	8.51 ± 3.44	0.87
Anthropometric measures
Weight (kg)	49.87 ± 18.45	51.57 ± 19.64	0.75
Height (cm)	129.78 ± 24.43	133.58 ± 22.65	0.73
BMI (kg/m²)	31.54 ± 3.04	32.15 ± 2.17	0.12
WC (cm)	87.14 ± 3.11	87.31 ± 4.84	0.03
HC (cm)	86.24 ± 7.32	88.82 ± 10.24	0.64
WHR	0.88 ± 0.11	0.91 ± 0.02	< 0.001
Blood pressure
SBP (mmHg) > 120	111.02 ± 8.04	109.97 ± 9.87	0.32
DBP (mmHg) > 70	72.33 ± 7.92	73.87 ± 8.04	0.93
Metabolic profile
HDL-C (mg/dL)	47.27 ± 13.67	41.02 ± 11.64	0.45
LDL-C (mg/dL)	104.95 ± 29.87	108.24 ± 31.45	0.79
TG (mg/dL)	116.54 ± 23.64	124.33 ± 21.57	0.67
TC (mg/dL)	169.37 ± 19.83	174.12 ± 21.45	0.69
Hb A1c	5.75 ± 0.81	6.13 ± 0.65	0.62

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