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

Table 3

The levels of adiponectin, ICAM-1, and VCAM-1 on MetS risk factors on girl obese adolescents.

MetS risk factor	Adiponectin, ng/ml (mean ± SD)	ICAM-1, ng/ml (mean ± SD)	VCAM-1, ng/ml (mean ± SD)
Gender: girls (n = 37)
Central obesity
Yes (n = 30)	14.25 ± 6.09	652.54 ± 299.46	4.23 ± 1.25
No (n = 7)	22.53 ± 13.36	1,711.79 ± 3,314.50	9.24 ± 14.92
value	0.016^a	0.614^b	0.985^b
Hypertension
Yes (n = 5)	17.45 ± 7.65	511.24 ± 370.25	5.70 ± 2.50
No (n = 32)	15.56 ± 8.59	906.34 ± 1,541.48	5.09 ± 6.95
value	0.646^a	0.339^b	0.213^b
Hyperglycaemia
Yes (n = 1)	9.08 ± 0	692.88 ± 0	3.82 ± 0
No (n = 36)	16.00 ± 8.44	857.39 ± 1,462.46	5.22 ± 6.59
value	0.424^a	0.925^b	0.888^b
Hypertriglyceridemia
Yes (n = 13)	13.93 ± 9.91	1,388.90 ± 2,355.17	7.07 ± 10.86
No (n = 24)	16.83 ± 7.45	562.63 ± 333.98	4.15 ± 1.26
value	0.042^a	0.101^b	0.474^b
Low level of HDL-c
Yes (n = 12)	17.56 ± 9.20	1,293.63 ± 2,504.92	7.34 ± 11.29
No (n = 25)	14.98 ± 8.05	641.42 ± 317.18	4.14 ± 1.28
value	0.390^a	0.922^b	0.897^b

^aIndependent sample T-test; ^bMann–Whitney U, significant if ; BP: blood pressure; LDL-c: low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-c: high density lipoprotein cholesterol; HOMA IR: homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; ICAM-1: intercellular adhesion molecule; VCAM-1: vascular cell adhesion molecule 1.