Table 2 Comparison of variables between pre-school closing and during school closing in patients with obesity.

From: COVID-19-related school closing aggravate obesity and glucose intolerance in pediatric patients with obesity

 

Pre-school closing

School closing

p value

Body weight (kg)

67.2 ± 23.8

71.1 ± 24.2

< 0.001

Body weight z-score

2.0 ± 0.8

2.2 ± 0.7

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

26.7 ± 4.6

27.7 ± 4.6

< 0.001

BMI z-score

1.9 ± 0.5

2.0 ± 0.4

< 0.001

Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)

86.5 ± 9.1

89.2 ± 9.7

0.1073

AST (U/L)

35.2 ± 29.0

42.7 ± 33.8

0.0085

ALT (U/L)

53.0 ± 32.8

74.7 ± 41.8

< 0.001

Fasting glucose (mg/dl)

160.3 ± 33.4

169.5 ± 36.4

< 0.001

Uric acid (mg/dl)

6.4 ± 1.9

7.3 ± 10.6

0.4684

Cholesterol (mg/dl)

160.3 ± 33.4

169.5 ± 36.4

< 0.001

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

126.7 ± 70.0

160.6 ± 94.0

< 0.001

HDL (mg/dl)

46.9 ± 11.1

46.9 ± 10.7

0.9715

LDL (mg/dl)

101.5 ± 31.0

110.6 ± 33.7

0.0016

HbA1c (%)

6.0 ± 1.3

7.3 ± 6.0

0.1737

  1. BMI body mass index, NAFLD non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, AST aspartate transferase, ALT alanine transferase, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c.
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