Research Article
Association of Obesity-Mediated Insulin Resistance and Hypothalamic Volumes: Possible Sex Differences
Table 1
Group demographics.
| | | Lean
() | Obese () | -value |
| | Age (years) | (14.3–20.1) |
(14.3–21.6) | .79 | | Sex (% female) | 59.2 | 61.9 | .81 | | Grade |
(9.0–16.0) |
(8.1–16.1) | .57 | | Socioeconomic status | | | .19 | | BMI (kg/m2) |
(17.44–24.9) |
(27.8–49.8) | <.001 | | BMI percentile | (9.0–79.9) |
(95.2–99.9) | <.001 | | Waist circumference (cm) |
(66.0–88.0) |
(88.0–147.0) | <.001 | | Waist:height |
(0.39–0.5) |
(0.51–0.82) | <.001 | | Glucose (mg/dL) |
(62.0–89.0) |
(62.0–343.0) | .004 | | Insulin (IU/mL) |
(2.0–15.2) |
(2.2–123.0) | <.001 | | HOMA-IR |
(0.36–2.5) |
(0.52–33.4) | <.001 | | Hemoglobin A1C (%) |
(4.6–6.8) |
(4.7–14.6) | .001 | | Triglycerides |
(25.0–165.0) |
(24.0–228.0) | .002 | | Total cholesterol (mg/dL) |
(100.0–212.0) |
(113.0–263.0) | .18 | | HDL (mg/dL) |
(35.0–80.0) |
(26.0–66.0) | <.001 | | LDL (mg/dL) |
(45.0–139.0) |
(59.0–164.0) | .01 | | CRP (mg/L) |
(0.05–9.30) |
(0.3–9.90) | <.001 | | Fibrinogen (mg/dL) |
(220.0–376.0) |
(189.0–565.0) | <.001 | | Systolic BP (mmHg) |
(88–118) |
(96–160) | <.001 | | Diastolic BP (mmHg) |
(50–80) |
(52–100) | <.001 |
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Data are presented as mean ± SD (min–max).
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