Clinical Study

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

Table 4

Bivariate correlations between covariates among HOMA-IR in the obese group.

HOMA-IR
Age
( )
25-OHD
( )
BMI
( )
BMI SDS
( )
BMI%
( )
Triglycerides
( )
LDL
( )
HDL
( )

−0.041−0.0080.4120.3390.3220.3650.8290.142
0.6640.935<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.0010.130

is significant at the 0.01 level (2 tailed).
*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2 tailed).
SDS: standard deviation score, BMI: body mass index, HOMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance, 25-OHD: 25-hydroxyvitamin D level, LDL: low-density lipoprotein, and HDL: high-density lipoprotein.