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Table 2 Laboratory data of the study groups

From: Waist-to-height ratio as a clinical predictor for cardiovascular risks and insulin resistance in children and adolescents with exogenous obesity

Variables

Obese (n = 80)

Control (n = 80)

P value

Mean ± SD

TC (mg/dl)

189.94 ± 37.62

138.6 ± 19.8

< 0.001*

TG (mg/dl)

117.95 ± 35.82

79.83 ± 14.86

< 0.001*

LDL (mg/dl)

121.1 ± 27.7

79.5 ± 11.15

< 0.001*

HDL (mg/dl)

46.54 ± 13.97

54.41 ± 7.43

< 0.001*

Non-HDL (mg/dl)

143.4 ± 36.7

84.18 ± 25.22

< 0.001*

FBG (mg/dl)

104.89 ± 14.05

86.45 ± 9.82

< 0.001*

HOMA-IR

6.8 ± 1.16

3.31 ± 0.9

< 0.001*

TyG index

8.56 ± 0.28

8.06 ± 0.31

< 0.001*

TyG-BMI index

289 ± 20.68

192.64 ± 12.04

< 0.001*

TyG-WC index

898.8 ± 105.74

454.96 ± 26.08

< 0.001*

 

Median (range)

 

LDL/HDL ratio

2.6 (0.54–6.68)

1.51 (0.77–3.7)

< 0.001*

TC/HDL ratio

3.99 (1.58–11.14)

2.67 (1.38–5.68)

< 0.001*

Non-HDL/HDL ratio

2.99 (0.79–10.14)

1.67 (0.38–4.68)

< 0.001*

TG/HDL ratio

2.58 (1.08–6.95)

1.5 (0.64–3.41)

< 0.001*

  1. TC Total cholesterol, TG triglycerides, HDL high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, LDL low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, FBG fasting blood glucose, HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance, TyG index triglycerides/glucose index
  2. *P value < 0.05 is considered significant