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Table 2 General characteristics by gender in all children

From: Relationship of metabolic syndrome and its components with -844 G/A and HindIII C/G PAI-1 gene polymorphisms in Mexican children

 

Gender

Variables

Boys

n= 48

Girls

n= 52

Pvalue

Age (years) c

9 (6-11)

9 (6-11)

0.1

BMI (kg/m 2 ) c

18 (14-28)

18 (14-26)

0.1

Obesity (%)

  

0.5

Yes

24 (50)

23 (44)

 

No

24 (50)

29 (56)

 

Circumferences

   

Waist (cm) c

67 (55-90)

66 (56-85)

0.2

Arm (cm) c

21 (17-28)

20 (16-29)

0.4

Skinfolds

   

Biceps (mm) b

15 ± 4.7

16 ± 4.4

0.2

Triceps (mm) c

14 (10-22)

15(9-22)

0.5

Subscapular (mm) c

13 (6-22)

15(6-22)

0.4

Biochemical measurements

   

Glucose (mg/dL) c

97 (75-112)

93(70-112)

0.04

Total cholesterol (mg/dL) b

175 ± 30

168 ± 29

0.2

Triglycerides (mg/dL) c

101(36-204)

102 (38-200)

0.8

HDL-C (mg/dL) c

43(25-98)

46 (23-99)

0.9

Insulin (μU/mL) c

6 (0.8-31.3)

8 (0.4-21)

0.8

HOMA c

1.5 (0.18-7.2)

1.7 (0.08-5.1)

0.6

Insulin resistance a

  

0.07

Yes

13 (41)

15 (37)

 

No

19 (59)

25 (63)

 
  1. a) Data provided in n and percentages. Chi square test; b) Data provided in means ± SD. Student's t test; c) Data provided in median and percentile 5-95. Mann-Whitney test
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