Table 4 Geometric mean values of insulin concentration (pmol/L) for percentile ranges of BMI (kg/m2), waist circumference (cm) and fat mass index (kg/m2) for boys and girls
| Â | Â | Mean Insulin conc. (pmol/L) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Centile ranges | BMI (kg/m2) | Boys | Girls | P-value of difference |
0-20 | ≤ 18.7 | 49.5 | 58.9 | 0.16 |
21-40 | 18.8-20.3 | 50.0 | 55.0 | 0.34 |
41-60 | 20.4-21.9 | 49.4 | 70.0 | < 0.01 |
61-80 | 22.0-24.3 | 69.9 | 73.8 | 0.53 |
81-100 | 24.4-41.4 | 95.6 | 92.0 | 0.74 |
| Â | Waist (cm) circumference (cm) (cm) | Â | Â | Â |
0-20 | ≤ 61.5 | 43.6 | 56.3 | 0.02 |
21-40 | 61.6-65.7 | 52.4 | 63.3 | 0.06 |
41-60 | 65.8-69.8 | 53.9 | 71.3 | 0.01 |
61-80 | 69.9-75.6 | 59.8 | 82.2 | 0.01 |
81-100 | 75.7-109.1 | 87.6 | 105.0 | 0.08 |
Waist to Height Ratio (cm/cm) | ||||
0-20 | ≤ 0.37 | 47.6 | 58.0 | 0.06 |
21-40 | 0.38-0.39 | 55.2 | 59.9 | 0.37 |
41-60 | 0.40-0.41 | 50.2 | 67.3 | 0.01 |
61-80 | 0.42-0.44 | 66.9 | 74.9 | 0.41 |
81-100 | 0.45-0.64 | 96.0 | 102.1 | 0.49 |
| Â | FMI (kg/m 2 ) | Â | Â | Â |
0-20 | ≤ 3.1 | 50.9 | 52.3 | 0.85 |
21-40 | 3.2-4.2 | 48.6 | 62.1 | 0.11 |
41-60 | 4.3-5.3 | 65.4 | 55.3 | 0.13 |
61-80 | 5.4-7.1 | 78.4 | 72.0 | 0.27 |
81-100 | 7.2-26.2 | 107.1 | 83.5 | 0.03 |