Table 1 Comparison of the demographic and clinical characteristic between non-obese and obese children
From: Relationships of apelin concentration and APLN T-1860C polymorphism with obesity in Thai children
Variables | Non-obese group (n = 127) | Obese group (n = 198) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 10.0 ± 1.5 | 10.3 ± 1.3 | 0.109 |
Weight (kg) | 35.8 ± 9.3 | 62.4 ± 15.6 | < 0.001** |
BMI (kg/m2) | 17.3 (15.9, 18.9) | 27.2 (24.6, 29.7) | < 0.001** |
BMI z-score | 0.3 (−0.3, 0.7) | 2.8 (2.4, 3.3) | < 0.001** |
WC (cm) | 62.1 ± 7.2 | 86.5 ± 12.7 | < 0.001** |
Systolic BP (mmHg) | 100.0 ± 11.0 | 115.0 ± 12.0 | 0.065 |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 65.1 ± 9.0 | 70.0 ± 9.0 | 0.109 |
Apelin (ng/ml) | 1.6 (0.9, 2.4) | 1.0 (0.6, 1.6) | < 0.001** |
Glucose (mg/dl) | 88.0 ± 5.6 | 90.0 ± 6.0 | 0.506 |
TyG index | 7.61 ± 0.30 | 8.28 ± 0.44 | 0.002** |
TC (mg/dl) | 173.0 ± 30.0 | 176.0 ± 31.0 | 0.438 |
TG (mg/dl) | 58.0 (42.0, 67.0) | 85.0 (66.0, 118.0) | < 0.001** |
HDL-C (mg/dl) | 55.0 (46.0,64.0) | 44.0 (38.0–50.0) | < 0.001** |
LDL-C (mg/dl) | 103.0 ± 23.0 | 111.0 ± 26.0 | 0.270 |
TG/HDL-C | 0.9 (0.7, 1.3) | 2.0 (1.4, 2.9) | < 0.001** |
TC/HDL-C | 3.01 ± 0.49 | 4.07 ± 0.94 | < 0.001** |
LDL-C/HDL-C | 1.89 ± 0.39 | 2.60 ± 0.78 | < 0.001** |
Acanthosis nigricans | |||
 Yes | 0.0 (0%) | 61 (30.8%) | < 0.001 a** |
 No | 127 (100%) | 137 (69.2%) |  |