Table 3 Serum adrenal steroid levels in both the NW and OW/OB groups at different age groups

370

0.08(0.05–0.12)

111

0.07(0.04–0.11)

0.29

120

0.11(0.07–0.18)

135

0.08(0.05–0.13)

0.001

218

0.17(0.12–0.23)

73

0.18(0.11–0.29)

0.42

400

1.45 (0.88–2.86)

117

1.47(0.96–3.36)

0.45

162

1.44 (0.83–2.98)

148

1.48(0.78–3.11)

0.85

234

1.33(0.74–2.76)

87

1.50(0.77–2.98)

0.49

400

0.20 (0.14–0.31)

117

0.32(0.19–0.49)

< 0.001

162

0.38 (0.26–0.58)

148

0.41(0.31–0.57)

0.11

234

0.57 (0.42–0.81)

87

0.56(0.42–0.79)

0.77

400

0.57 (0.28–0.96)

117

1.42(0.80–2.11)

< 0.0001

162

1.85 (1.26–2.73)

148

2.27(1.58–3.27)

0.004

234

3.40 (2.48–4.48)

87

3.51(2.46–5.12)

0.24

400

0.14 (0.10–0.20)

117

0.23(0.15–0.32)

< 0.0001

162

0.30 (0.21–0.42)

148

0.36(0.27–0.45)

0.0035

234

0.58 (0.40–0.76)

87

0.56(0.40–0.73)

0.51

400

0.87 (0.52–1.22)

117

1.21(0.85–1.69)

< 0.0001

162

1.82 (1.42–2.85)

148

2.21(1.56–3.37)

0.02

234

19.78 (8.22–34.40)

87

15.26(4.64–25.16)

0.01

96

110.9 (86.45–146.15)

25

71.1 (45.75–121.75)

0.002

64

102.4 (70.80–157.10)

33

45.10 (32.55–71.00)

< 0.0001

103

36.50 (28.00–49.30)

23

36.90 (19.20–55.70)

0.56