Clinical Study

Vitamin D Deficiency and Insufficiency in Obese Children and Adolescents and Its Relationship with Insulin Resistance

Table 2

Metabolic markers of the study and control groups.

ā€‰Obese group ( ) Nonobese group ( )

Glucose (mg/dL) 0.18
Insulin ( U/mL) 0.024
HOMA-IR <0.001
25-OHD (ng/dL) 0.002
ALT (U/L) 0.002
Triglyceride (mg/dL) 0.002
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) 0.010
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) 0.034
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) 0.095

HOMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance, 25-OHD: 25 hydroxyvitamin D.