Research Article
Evidence of Insulin Resistance and Other Metabolic Alterations in Boys with Duchenne or Becker Muscular Dystrophy
Table 1
Anthropometric and metabolic parameters in the study sample of DMD/BMD patients (
= 66).
| | | Median | Minimum, maximum |
| | Age (years) | 8.96 | 4.61, 17.75 | | Body weight (kg) | 25.8 | 12.40, 79.35 | | Height (mts) | 1.23 | 0.97, 1.75 | | BMI (kg/m2) | 16.05 | 10.40, 29.50 | | Percentile | 47.5 | 0.0, 99.74 | | Body fat (%) | 26.2 | 7.62, 60.0 | | Body fat mass (kg) | 6.37 | 0.88, 46.08 | Fat-free mass (kg)
Glucose (mg/dL) | 16.89
91.8 | 10.69, 34.99
72, 135 | Insulin (U/mL)
>12 (U/mL) | 11.75
48.5% | 5.2, 59.9 | HOMA-IR
IR > 3.16 | 2.6
36.4% | 1.04, 12.91 | | Loss of ambulation | 18 | |
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DMD/BMD: Duchene/Becker muscular dystrophy; BMI: body mass index; IR: insulin resistance; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance.
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