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Table 2 Biochemical characteristics according to sex.

From: Prevalence of insulin resistance and its association with metabolic syndrome criteria among Bolivian children and adolescents with obesity

Characteristic

Females (n = 31)

Males (n = 30)

P value *

 

(Mean ± SD)

(Mean ± SD)

 

Fasting insulin(pmol/liter)

98.2 ± 75.3

144.9 ± 125.5

0.0438

Fasting Glucose (mmol/liter)

4.1 ± 0.85

4.25 ± 0.56

0.2353

Insulin resistance (HOMA)

2.6 ± 2.2

3.3 ± 1.81

0.1013

Total cholesterol (mmol/liter)

4.31 ± 1.07

4.64 ± 1.22

0.1332

Triglycerides (mmol/liter)

1.20 ± 0.43

1.42 ± 0.55

0.0518

HDL (mmol/liter)

0.88 ± 0.21

0.96 ± 0.24

0.0360

LDL (mmol/liter)

3.06 ± 0.63

3.03 ± 0.59

0.5810

  1. * T test