Table 1 Clinical and demographic data of the participants

Age (years)

11 ± 2.17

10.6 ± 2.1

10. 8±2. 13

0. 8

Gender (M/F)

11:19

10:20

 12:18

0.87

Weight (Kg)

40 ± 9

57± 12.5^a,b

39. 8± 7. 8

< 0.001

Height (cm)

140± 12.2

137 ± 10.5

141± 12. 8

0.78

BMI (Kg\m²)

20.2 ± 4.1

30 ± 4.3 ^a,b

19.9 ± 2.2

< 0.001

 -Prepubertal

18 (60%)

16 (53.3%)

15 (50%)

0.651

 Pubertal

12 (40%)

14 (46. 7%)

15 (15%)

TSH (mU\L)

22.4± 7.1^a

26.2 ± 9.6^a

2. 8±0.67

< 0.001

fT3 (ng\dl)

2. 7±0.5^a

2.5 ± 0.68^a

3. 8±0.83

< 0.001

fT4 (μgl\dl)

8. 7±1.1^a

8.1 ± 1.7^a

18 ± 3.5

< 0.001

FBG (mg\dl)

83 ± 5.3

84 ± 5.4

82 ± 5.4

0.34

FBI (μIU\ml)

9.3 ± 2.3^a

11.4 ± 2.4^a,b

4 ± 0. 8

< 0.001

HOMA-IR

1.9 ± 0.4^a

2.3 ± 0.44^a,b

0. 8±0.15

< 0.001

Leptin (ng\ml)

15.3 ± 2.1^a

17.4 ± 2^a,b

7.2 ± 1.2

< 0.001

Adiponectin (ng\ml)

12.1 ± 2.3

9. 8±2^a

12±2

0.034