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Table 3 Selected miRNAs expression levels among children with and without obesity

From: Expression pattern of miR-193a, miR122, miR155, miR-15a, and miR146a in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of children with obesity and their relation to some metabolic and inflammatory biomarkers

Gene

NRQ

 

children with obesity

Normal weight children

†P- value

miR-193a

Total

1.01 (0.81)

0.64 (0.68)

0.07

Boy

1.11(0.79)

0.49(0.31)

0.06

Girl

1.00(0.98)

0.69(0.82)

0.40

miR-122

Total

0.21 (3.11)

0.06 (0.28)

0.07

Boy

0.146(1.92)

0.06(0.16)

0.65

Girl

0.86(1.53)

0.07(1.08)

0.04

miR-155

Total

0.17 (0.43)

0.37 (0.61)

0.01

Boy

0.29(0.51)

0.47(0.66)

0.21

Girl

0.06(0.15)

0.34(0.59)

0.03

miR-15a

Total

0.10 (0.29)

0.08 (0.29)

0.17

Boy

0.12(0.55)

0.07(0.14)

0.14

Girl

0.08(0.21)

0.09(0.52)

0.74

miR-146a

Total

0.09 (0.22)

0.10 (0.14)

0.66

Boy

0.08(0.16)

0.08(0.12)

0.95

Girl

0.12(0.51)

0.11(0.22)

0.70

  1. †Mann–Whitney u Test,
  2. NRQ Normalized relative quantity, IQR Inter Quartile Range