Table 2 Comparison of biochemical parameters between metabolically healthy obese and metabolically unhealthy obese groups.
From: Metabolically healthy status in childhood obesity fails to protect against vitamin B12 deficiency
Parameters | Total obese group | Metabolically healthy obesity (n = 133) | Metabolically unhealthy obesity (n = 158) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Triglycerides, mg/dL | 118.2 (IQR 74–157) | 77 (34–129) | 143 (31–382) | 0.001 |
HDL-C, mg/dL | 46.6 (IQR 40–51) | 49.8 (40–81) | 44.0 (25–94) | 0.001 |
Cholesterol, mg/dL | 166.6 (IQR 139.2-180) | 155 (73–236) | 165 (76–265) | 0.016 |
LDL-C, mg/dL | 89.4 (IQR 73–106) | 88.5 ± 25.4 | 89.5 ± 28.4 | 0.720 |
TG/HDL ratio | 2.35 (IQR 1.46 − 3.58) | 1.58 (0.45 − 2.98) | 3.42 (0.43 − 9.09) | 0.001 |
Glucose, mg/dL | 92.2 (IQR 87–97) | 90 (75–99) | 94 (73–125) | 0.001 |
Insulin, µIU/mL | 24.8 (IQR 13.6–30.2) | 17.3 (3.6–40) | 24.5 (3.8-124.9) | 0.001 |
HOMA-IR | 5.7 (IQR 2.9 − 6.8) | 3.9 (0.6–9.1) | 5.6 (0.75 − 38.5) | 0.001 |
HbA1c, % | 5.4 (IQR 5.1–5.6) | 5.3 (4.2–6) | 5.5 (4–6.4) | 0.821 |
TSH, mIU/mL | 2.6 (IQR 1.75 − 2.36) | 2.2 (0.5–6.7) | 2.7 (0.1–8.4) | 0.001 |
Free T4, ng/dL | 1.07 (IQR 0.87 − 1.27) | 1.06 ± 0.25 | 1.08 ± 0.24 | 0.406 |
ALT, U/L | 28.4 (IQR 15–31) | 18.5 (6–83) | 23 (9-259) | 0.002 |
AST, U/L | 25.2 (IQR 18–28) | 21.5 (11–60) | 22 (11–151) | 0.249 |
Uric acid, mg/dL | 5.7 (IQR 4.5–6.8) | 5.4 ± 1.47 | 5.9 ± 1.66 | 0.061 |
Vitamin B12, pgl/mL | 287.3 (IQR 168–370) | 255 (73–829.9) | 264.5 (50–871) | 0.696 |
25(OH)D, ng/mL | 18.1 (IQR 12.5–22.5) | 16.3 (6.4–60) | 16.9 (4.9–40.2) | 0.633 |
