Excessive Refined Carbohydrates and Scarce Micronutrients Intakes Increase Inflammatory Mediators and Insulin Resistance in Prepubertal and Pubertal Obese Children Independently of Obesity

Table 2

Circulating factors as compared to references¹.

	Mean ± SD	Median	First, third quartiles	Reference
Glucose, mg/dL		89.00	85.00, 96	70–99
Insulin, μU/mL		26.61	17.70, 38.44	<25.0
Calcium, mg/dL		10.35	10.0, 10.7	9.5–10.5
Magnesium, mg/dL		2.1	2.0, 2.3	1–4.9
25-OHD3, ng/mL		23.15	17.81, 31.10	20–100
Docosahexaenoic acid, w/%		3.31	2.74, 3.90	>4.00
Eicosapentaenoic acid, w/%		0.34	0.20, 0.50	>0.35
Linolenic acid, w/%		0.25	0.20, 0.30	>0.14
Leptin, ng		30.14	19.32, 48.79	—
Adiponectin, μg		9.23	4.58, 12.91	—
C-reactive protein, mg		2.04	0.58, 4.90	<3.00

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