Beyond the Scale: Investigating Adiponectin, ICAM-1, and VCAM-1 as Metabolic Markers in Obese Adolescents with Metabolic Syndrome

Table 2

The levels of adiponectin, ICAM-1, and VCAM-1 on MetS risk factor on boy adolescents with obesity.

MetS risk factor	Adiponectin, ng/ml (mean ± SD)	ICAM-1, pg/ml (mean ± SD)	VCAM-1, pg/ml (mean ± SD)
Gender: boys (n = 88)
Central obesity
Yes (n = 84)	13.95 ± 6.49	1,910.21 ± 10,145.93	14.06 ± 17.12
No (n = 4)	18.36 ± 8.43	2,141.19 ± 2,656.01	19.72 ± 25.49
value	0.203^b	0.072^b	0.650^b
Hypertension
Yes (n = 37)	13.10 ± 4.10	520.94 ± 353.18	9.01 ± 4.98
No (n = 51)	14.90 ± 7.88	2,936.22 ± 12,989.08	18.17 ± 21.78
value	0.651^b	0.571^b	0.001^b
Hyperglycaemia
Yes (n = 2)	22.65 ± 16.31	812.76 ± 50.84	12.54 ± 1.48
No (n = 86)	13.92 ± 6.29	1,946.47 ± 10,036.91	14.36 ± 17.62
value	0.356^b	0.370^b	0.484^b
Hypertriglyceridemia
Yes (n = 38)	12.55 ± 4.89	3,391.82 ± 14,980.53	16.33 ± 21.84
No (n = 50)	15.36 ± 7.46	802.65 ± 1,546.84	12.79 ± 13.17
value	0.070^b	0.613^b	0.393^b
Low level of HDL-c
Yes (n = 38)	12.49 ± 5.26	3,138.68 ± 15,018.66	15.72 ± 21.81
No (n = 50)	15.40 ± 7.25	995.04 ± 1,567.86	13.26 ± 13.30
value	0.114^b	0.004^b	0.800^b

^bMann–Whitney U, significant if . HDL-c: high density lipoprotein cholesterol; ICAM-1: intercellular adhesion molecule; VCAM-1: vascular cell adhesion molecule 1.