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Table 2 Comparison of anthropometric measures, lipid profile components, serum 25(OH) D and anti-ADV36-Ab between boys and girls

From: Modulating effect of vitamin D status on serum anti-adenovirus 36 antibody amount in children with obesity: National Food and Nutrition Surveillance

Variable

Boys

(n1 = 53)

Girls

(n2 = 38)

p value

Total

(n = 91)

Age (yrs)

9.16 ± 2.7

10.3 ± 3.5

0.078

9.6 ± 3.1

Weight (kg)

42.5 ± 16.9

46.8 ± 22.8

0.308

44.3 ± 19.6

Height (cm)

138.4 ± 18.4

138.2 ± 22.5

0.969

138.3 ± 20.1

BMI (kg/m2)

21.6 ± 6.1

23.3 ± 6.8

0.215

22.3 ± 6.4

z-score for BMI for age

1.33 ± 0.87

1.30 ± 0.94

0.854

1.3 ± 0.9

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

87.5 ± 42.4

86.9 ± 47.0

0.954

87.3 ± 44.1

Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)

144.3 ± 27.1

148.1 ± 22.7

0.477

145.9 ± 25.3

HDL-C (mg/dL)

53.3 ± 13.4

52.0 ± 11.3

0.627

52.7 ± 12.5

LDL-C (mg/dL)

73.5 ± 20.8

78.8 ± 18.9

0.220

75.7 ± 21.0

25(OH) D (nmol/L)

27.8 ± 13.0

22.6 ± 13.3

0.068

25.7 ± 13.3

Anti-ADV36-Ab (arb.unit)

4.05 ± 5.5

3.80 ± 5.5

0.831

3.94 ± 5.5