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Table 1 Distribution of metabolic and anthropometric parameters of the whole study population and stratified according to age categories

From: Insulin resistance in a cohort of 5–15 year old children in urban Sri Lanka

 

5–10 year#

10–15 years#

Total (5–15 years)

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

N

104

54

72

79

176

133

Age (Yrs)

7.9 ± 1.3§

7.9 ± 1.4§

12.8 ± 1.7*

12.1 ± 1.3

9.9 ± 2.8

10.4 ± 2.4

BMI (kgm−2)

15.9 ± 3.5§

15.3 ± 2.8§

18.5 ± 4.2*

16.9 ± 3.3

17.0 ± 4.0

16.3 ± 3.2

BMIZ

−0.45 ± 1.7

−0.83 ± 1.7

−0.45 ± 1.7

−0.77 ± 1.8

−0.45 ± 1.71

−0.79 ± 172

FM (kg)

6.7 ± 5.3§

5.2 ± 4.4§

12.5 ± 7.9*

7.8 ± 5.3

9.1 ± 7.0*

6.7 ± 5.1

Percentage FM

23.5 ± 9.7*§

19.2 ± 9.8

28.1 ± 10.7*

19.8 ± 8.9

25.4 ± 10.3*

19.6 ± 9.2

FMI (kgm−2)

4.0 ± 2.6*§

3.1 ± 2.3

5.5 ± 3.3*

3.6 ± 2.3

4.6 ± 3.0*

0.87 ± 0.05

WC (cm)

56.9 ± 9.1§

54.3 ± 7.8§

66.7 ± 9.8*

63.2 ± 10.2

60.8 ± 10.5

59.6 ± 10.3

HC (cm)

66.9 ± 9.8*§

62.4 ± 8.7§

81.4 ± 10.8*

72.4 ± 9.4

72.7 ± 12.4*

68.3 ± 10.3

WHR

0.85 ± 0.04*§

0.87 ± 0.04

0.82 ± 0.07*

0.87 ± 0.05

0.84 ± 0.06*

0.87 ± 0.05

WHtR

0.45 ± 0.05*

0.43 ± 0.04

0.45 ± 0.06

0.43 ± 0.06

0.45 ± 0.05*

0.43 ± 0.05

SBP (mmHg)

88.6 ± 10.0§

90.2 ± 10.5§

101.1 ± 10.3

104.3 ± 11.4

93.6 ± 11.8*

98.6 ± 13.0

DBP (mmHg)

54.2 ± 8.7§

56.8 ± 8.0§

63.8 ± 8.8

66.4 ± 7.4

58.1 ± 9.9*

62.5 ± 9.1

Fasting blood sugar (mmol/l)

4.3 ± 0.46§

4.2 ± 0.6§

4.7 ± 0.52

4.6 ± 0.5

4.4 ± 0.5

4.4 ± 0.6

Random blood sugar (2 h OGTT) (mmol/l)

4.9 ± 0.9*§

4.5 ± 0.9§

5.5 ± 0.9*

4.9 ± 1.0

5.2 ± 0.9*

4.7 ± 1.0

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

4.7 ± 0.6*

4.5 ± 0.8

5.0 ± 3.1

4.7 ± 0.7

4.8 ± 2.1

4.6 ± 0.8

Triglyceride (mmol/l)

0.8 ± 0.3§

0.8 ± 0.3

1.0 ± 0.5*

0.90 ± 0.3

0.9 ± 0.4

0.9 ± 0.3

HDL (mmol/l)

1.2 ± 0.4

1.2 ± 0.3

1.2 ± 0.3

1.2 ± 0.3

1.2 ± 0.4

1.2 ± 0.3

Insulin (fasting) (pmol/l)

29.4 ± 34.8§

24.8 ± 16.7

49.8 ± 39.3

37.8 ± 49.5

37.8 ± 37.9

32.5 ± 40.4

Insulin (2 h OGTT) (pmol/l)

149.6 ± 162.9§

92.3 ± 67.7§

416.7 ± 425*

195.2 ± 201.7

258.0 ± 324.5*

152.1 ± 168.3

HOMA-IR

0.83 ± 1.0§

0.66 ± 0.48§

1.45 ± 1.1

1.1 ± 1.48

1.1 ± 1.1

0.94 ± 1.2

ALT (IU/l)

15.4 ± 14.6§

12.4 ± 14.1

22.1 ± 18.2*

12.8 ± 14.9

18.1 ± 16.4

12.6 ± 14.1

  1. * p < 0.05 when compared between the two sex groups in each age category or whole group
  2. §p < 0.05 when compared between the two age groups within each gender
  3. #Age categorization is done as 5 year to less than 10 years, and 10 years and more to 15 years