Research Article
Circulating Levels of Interleukin-1 Family Cytokines in Overweight Adolescents
Table 1
Characteristics of the study population. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. n.s.: not significant.
| | Normal weight adolescents | Overweight adolescents | P-value |
| N | 35 | 35 | | Age (Years) | 15.3 | 15.1 | n.s. | Body Weight (kg) | 63.3 ± 7.6 | 97.0 ± 19.3 | <.001 | BMI | 20.5 ± 1.9 | 32.1 ± 5.2 | <.001 | BMI-SDS | 0.05 ± 0.68 | 2.39 ± 0.52 | <.001 | Waist circumference (cm) | 72.7 ± 4.4 | 100.2 ± 13.5 | <.001 | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 120 ± 11 | 134 ± 17 | .021 | Triglycerides (mmol/l) | 0.89 ± 0.29 | 1.12 ± 0.74 | n.s. | Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 3.92 ± 0.79 | 4.09 ± 0.77 | n.s. | LDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 2.37 ± 0.82 | 2.55 ± 0.72 | n.s. | HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.27 ± 0.21 | 1.10 ± 0.22 | .002 | High-sensitive CRP (mg/dl) | 0.52 ± 1.49 | 2.69 ± 3.19 | .001 |
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