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Table 3 Comparison of anthropometric measures, lipid profile components, serum 25(OH) D and anti-ADV36-Ab among children in three weight categories

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

Variable

Normal Weight

(n1 = 33)

Overweight

(n2 = 33)

Obesity

(n3 = 25)

p value

Age (yrs)

9.8 ± 3.1

9.7 ± 3.0

9.3 ± 3.3

0.820

Weight (kg)

34.8 ± 13.1a

46.0 ± 16.2b

53.3 ± 25.3b

0.001

Height (cm)

138.3 ± 19.7

142.0 ± 15.1

133.5 ± 25.7

0.289

BMI (kg/m2)

17.4 ± 1.7a

22.5 ± 4.1b

28.7 ± 7.5c

< 0.001

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

74.9 ± 36.4

90.8 ± 43.0

98.8 ± 52.1

0.104

Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)

144.1 ± 24.0

143.3 ± 26.5

151.8 ± 25.5

0.401

HDL-C (mg/dL)

55.0 ± 10.2

51.8 ± 13.5

51.0 ± 14.0

0.428

LDL-C (mg/dL)

74.1 ± 20.2

73.3 ± 19.3

80.9 ± 20.8

0.308

25(OH) D (nmol/L)

31.0 ± 16.4a

22.5 ± 10.5b

21.9 ± 9.8b

0.004

Anti-ADV36-Ab (arb.unit)

2.0 ± 1.6a

4.1 ± 6.4b

6.3 ± 6.8b

0.013

  1. Numbers in a row not sharing a common superscript are significantly different