Table 1 Anthropometric and metabolic characteristics of the obese children.
Anthropometric parameters | Mean ± SD | % of children | |
|---|---|---|---|
≥ 2SD | ≥ 3SD | ||
Age (year) | 14.6 ± 2.0 | - | - |
Height (m) | 167.7 ± 9.3 | 19.7 | 0.8 |
Body weight (kg) | 91.4 ± 17.0 | 39.8 | 60.3 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 32.2 ± 4.0 | 17.6 | 82.4 |
SDS body mass index (z-score) | 4.4 ± 1.5 | - | - |
Waist circumference (cm) | 98.0 ± 10.8 | 29.4 | 52.4 |
SDS waist circumference | 3.7 ± 1.2 | - | - |
Hip circumference (cm) | 112.4 ± 13.3 | - | - |
Waist to hip ratio -WHR | 0.9 ± 0.1 | - | - |
Sum of 3 skin-fold thickness (mm) | 72.8 ± 11.5 | - | - |
Sum of 10 skin-fold thickness (mm) | 172.0 ± 26.8 | - | - |
% of body fat -Slaughter equation | 35.3 ± 5.3 | - | - |
Metabolic parameters and blood pressure | Mean ± SD | Cut points | % of children > cut points |
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) T-chol | 171.9 ± 34.1 | ≥ 200 | 19.8 |
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) HDL-C | 45.6 ± 12.2 | ≤ 45 boys | 60 |
1 | ≤ 50 girls | 65.4 | |
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) LDL-C | 101.2 ± 27.7 | ≥ 150 | 5.0 |
Triglycerides (mg/dl) Tg | 134.2 ± 57.9 | ≥ 130 | 43.5 |
Glucose 0 min OGTT (mg/dl) | 79.2 ± 10.1 | ≥ 100 | 2.4 |
Glucose in 120 min OGTT(mg/dl) | 106.6 ± 26.0 | ≥ 140 < 200 | 7.3 |
Insulin 0 min OGTT (μIU/ml) | 17.5 ± 8.7 | ≥ 15 | 54.8 |
Insulin in 120 min OGTT | 80.9 ± 68.7 | ≥ 75 | 35.5 |
Leptin (ng/ml) | 27.2 ± 13.2 | ≥ 20 | 75.0 girls |
80.0 boys | |||
HOMA | 3.4 ± 1.7 | > 3.0 | 80.0 |
OGIS90 | 427.9 ± 84.7 | - | - |
SBP -systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 124.8 ± 10.2 | > 90th percentile | 50.0 |
> 95th percentile | 47.0 | ||