From: Metabolic and inflammatory biomarkers in children with atopic dermatitis (AD): a case-control study
Controls | Cases | P value | |
---|---|---|---|
N = 101 | N = 100 | ||
Gender | < 0.001 | ||
Males | 63 (62.4%) | 39 (39.0%) | |
Females | 38 (37.6%) | 61 (61.0%) | |
Age (years) | 9.2 ± 3.3 | 11.0 ± 2.7 | < 0.001 |
Age categories | < 0.001 | ||
Children | 78 (77.2%) | 53 (53.0%) | |
Adolescents | 23 (22.8%) | 47 (47.0%) | |
BMI | 26.1 ± 4.9 | 34.7 ± 5.7 | < 0.001 |
BMI for age and gender | < 0.001 | ||
Normal | 14 (13.9%) | 0 ( 0.0%) | |
Overweight | 52 (51.5%) | 19 (19.0%) | |
Obese | 35 (34.7%) | 81 (81.0%) | |
Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 100.8 ± 16.0 | 143.2 ± 30.3 | < 0.001 |
Diabetes | < 0.001 | ||
Normal | 63 (62.4%) | 6 (6.0%) | |
Prediabetes | 32 (31.7%) | 25 (25.0%) | |
Diabetes | 6 (5.9%) | 69 (69.0%) | |
Insulin (mIU/L) | 4.6 ± 3.0 | 11.3 ± 4.4 | < 0.001 |
CRP (mg/L) | 5.1 ± 3.4 | 19.9 ± 13.2 | < 0.001 |
CRP categories | < 0.001 | ||
Normal | 95 (94.1%) | 18 (18.0%) | |
Elevated | 6 ( 5.9%) | 82 (82.0%) | |
IgE | 252.7 ± 103.1 | 2050.3 ± 843.8 | < 0.001 |
IgE categories | < 0.001 | ||
Normal | 93 (92.1%) | 5 (5.0%) | |
Elevated | 8 ( 7.9%) | 95 (95.0%) | |
Serum triglycerides (mg/dL) | 156.2 ± 31.6 | 194.1 ± 38.1 | < 0.001 |
Triglycerides categories | < 0.001 | ||
Normal | 51 (50.5%) | 5 ( 5.0%) | |
Borderline high | 32 (31.7%) | 58 (58.0%) | |
High | 18 (17.8%) | 37 (37.0%) | |
Cholesterol (mg/L) | 163.7 ± 27.7 | 198.4 ± 27.7 | < 0.001 |
Cholesterol categories | < 0.001 | ||
Normal | 96 (95.0%) | 66 (66.0%) | |
Borderline high | 2 ( 2.0%) | 21 (21.0%) | |
High | 3 ( 3.0%) | 13 (13.0%) | |
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L) | 189.4 ± 46.8 | 229.4 ± 89.8 | < 0.001 |
Alkaline phosphatase categories | 0.67 | ||
Normal | 87 (86.1%) | 84 (84.0%) | |
Elevated | 14 (13.9%) | 16 (16.0%) | |
GGT (IU/L) | 34.3 ± 9.5 | 54.7 ± 19.9 | < 0.001 |
GGT categories | < 0.001 | ||
Normal | 54 (53.5%) | 17 (17.0%) | |
Elevated | 47 (46.5%) | 83 (83.0%) |