Relationship between Birth Weight and Metabolic Status in Obese Adolescents
Table 2
Relationships between BMI z-score or HOMA and metabolic and vascular parameters in obese adolescents.
value
Slope-intercept
Regression analysis versus BMI z-score
Body fat (%)
0.44
<0.001
= 0.27 + 0.08
Systolic BP z-score
0.07
0.007
= −0.84 + 1.04
Diastolic BP z-score
0.08
0.005
= 0.31 + 0.74
Insulin
0.24
<0.001
= −13.25 + 14.22
HOMA
0.21
<0.001
= −2.86 + 3.12
HDL cholesterol
0.05
0.026
= 1.60 − 0.20
Triglycerides
0.05
0.027
= 0.24 + 0.43
Leptin
0.18
<0.001
= −4.98 + 19.74
Leptin/adiponectin ratio
0.05
0.030
= 3.50 + 7.22
Regression analysis versus HOMA
FPG
0.16
<0.001
= −6.89 + 2.22
2 h GTT glucose
0.14
0.002
= −0.06 + 0.62
BMI: body mass index; BP: blood pressure; HOMA: Homeostasis Model Assessment; GTT: glucose tolerance test. No significant relationships were found between BMI z-score and adiponectin, LDL, fasting blood glucose or 2 h GTT values, and A1C or peripheral arterial tomography.
