Table 1 Anthropometric and metabolic characteristics of the overall cohort and subgroups (IR and non-IR subjects) that were employed for the fingerprinting (group1) and the validation (group 2) studies

From: Insulin resistance in prepubertal obese children correlates with sex-dependent early onset metabolomic alterations

Group 1

Overall cohort (n=60)

IR (n=30)

Non-IR (n=30)

Significance

Males/females

30/30

15/15

15/15

NS

Age (years)

8.56±1.70

8.77±1.87

8.35± 1.72

NS

BMI-SDS

4.75±1.40

4.99±1.45

4.50±1.33

NS

Fasting glucose (mg dl−1)

91.88±5.43

92.80±5.51

90.97±5.28

NS

Fasting insulin (μU ml−1)

15.35± 10.95

21.78±12.32

8.93±2.57

P<0.001

HOMA index

3.49±2.40

4,97±2.62

2.01±0.60

P<0.001

HbA1c (%)

5.40±0.35

5.38±0.42

5.40±0.35

NS

AUC-glucose (mg dl−1)

248.50±33.28

262.50±34.94

232.35±22.68

P<0.001

AUC-insulin (μU ml−1)

220.05±145.67

329.61±117.18

98.31±33.88

P<0.001

WBISI

1.11±0.65

0.60±0.18

1.70±0.47

P<0.001

Uric acid

4.85±1.15

4.96±1.34

4.74± 0.92

NS

Total cholesterol (mg dl−1)

163.45±33.52

162.83±36.03

164.07±31.41

NS

LDL cholesterol (mg dl−1)

99.46±29.49

98.08±30.35

100.85±29.05

NS

HDL cholesterol (mg dl−1)

47.06±12.48

43.24±11.01

50.87±12.88

P<0.05

VLDL cholesterol (mg dl−1)

17.17±12.00

21,61±14.71

12.72±5.96

P<0.01

Triglycerides (mg dl−1)

86.09±60.49

109.28±74.56

63.67±29.89

P<0.01

Group 2

Overall cohort (n=100)

IR (n=50)

Non-IR (n=50)

Significance

Males/females

50/50

25/25

25/25

NS

Age (years)

7.83±2.70

9.09±2.06

5.25±1.99

P<0.001

BMI-SDS

5.17±2.19

5.10±2.39

5.25±1.99

NS

Fasting glucose (mg dl−1)

92.66±7.36

95.82±7.82

89.50±5.29

P<0.001

Fasting insulin (μU ml−1)

14.59±6.96

20.04±5.23

9.13±3.13

P<0.001

HOMA index

3.38±1.72

4.74±1.32

2.02±0.72

P<0.001

HbA1c (%)

5.40±0.39

5.52±0.43

5.29±0.31

P<0.01

AUC-glucose (mg dl−1)

256.42±40.61

271.74±43.02

238.20±28.75

P<0.001

AUC-insulin (μU ml−1)

203.47±113.84

282.61±92.72

106.74±34.50

P<0.001

WBISI

3.38±1.95

1.94±0.49

5.09±1.62

P<0.001

Uric acid

4.46±0.85

4.66±0.79

4.26±0.87

P<0.05

Total cholesterol (mg dl−1)

159.47±30.54

162.53±31.60

156.41±29.46

NS

LDL cholesterol (mg dl−1)

96.36±25.44

98.32±27.09

94.39±23.78

NS

HDL cholesterol (mg dl−1)

47.44±12.86

45.59±11.79

49.30±13.71

NS

VLDL cholesterol (mg dl−1)

15.54±8.51

18.60±8.69

12.48±7.19

P<0.001

Triglycerides (mg dl−1)

77.71±42.56

93.02±43.47

62.41±35.97

P<0.001

  1. Abbreviations: AUC, area under the curve; BMI, body mass index; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HOMA, homoeostasis model assessment; IR, insulin resistance; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; NS, not significant; VLDL, very-low-density lipoprotein; WBISI, whole body insulin sensitivity index.