Adenovirus-36 Seropositivity and Its Relation with Obesity and Metabolic Profile in Children
Table 1
Clinical and biochemical characteristics according to Ad-36 seropositivity.
Characteristics
Total = 157
Ad-36 negative = 41
Ad-36 positive = 116
value
Age (yr)
9 (6–11)
9 (6–11)
9 (6–11)
0.68
Gender
0.19
Male
75 (47.8)
16 (39.0)
59 (50.8)
Female
82 (52.2)
25 (61.0)
57 (49.1)
Weight (kg)
31.5 (20.4–59.1)
29.2 (20.4–58.5)
34.1 (20.7–59.1)
0.28
Height (cm)
132 (116.6–156)
132 (118–150)
131.5 (116.6–158)
0.38
BMI (kg/m2)
18.9 (14.4–26.6)
17.4 (14.8–25.19)
20.1 (14.4–26.6)
0.08
Systolic BP (mmHg)
98 (81–111)
95 (82–107)
99 (80–112)
0.07
Diastolic BP (mmHg)
58 (49–68)
58 (50–65)
59 (48–68)
0.40
Waist circumference (cm)
67 (55–88)
66 (56–86)
68.25 (55–88)
0.42
Arm circumference (cm)
21 (16.5–28)
20 (17–27)
21 (16–28)
0.40
Biceps skinfold (mm)
0.83
Triceps skinfold (mm)
0.77
Subscapular skinfold (mm)
14 (6–22)
13 (5.5–21.5)
14.75 (6–22)
0.44
Suprailiac skinfold (mm)
17 (9.5–26.5)
18 (8–25)
17 (9.5–29)
0.73
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
0.09
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
90 (36–200)
87 (36–161)
93 (36–200)
0.09
HDL-c (mg/dL)
53 (27–101)
55 (28–90)
52.5 (26–101)
0.26
LDL-c (mg/dL)
98.8 (59–174.6)
97.6 (52–159.8)
99.3 (60.9–179.5)
0.59
Glucose (mg/dL)
95 (75–112)
94 (73–109)
97 (79–112)
0.13
Insulin (µU/mL)
6.6 (0.79–22.65)
6.37 (0.09–17.06)
6.72 (0.79–27.53)
0.49
HOMA
1.20 (0–5.47)
1.01 (0–4.08)
1.27 (0–6.64)
0.24
The parametric variables are shown means ± SD, median, and percentile 5 and 95 are shown for nonparametric variables. values were obtained with the Student’s -test and the Mann-Whitney test. was statistically significant. BMI: Body mass index; HDL-c: high density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-c, low density lipoprotein-cholesterol; HOMA: The Homeostasis Model Assessment.
