Altered Gut Microbiota and Shift in Bacteroidetes between Young Obese and Normal-Weight Korean Children: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
Table 3
Blood biochemical profiles of the participants..
Normal weight ()
Obese ()
†
Glucose (mg/dL)
0.027
AST (IU/L)
29.0 (25.0; 33.0)
25.0 (22.0; 26.0)
0.027
ALT (IU/L)
13.5 (13.0; 19.0)
19.5 (16.0; 29.0)
0.018
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
0.165
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
47.5 (43.0; 67.0)
81.0 (61.0; 132.0)
0.003
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)
0.025
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)
0.021
hs-CRP (mg/L)
0.3 (0.2; 0.4)
2.1 (0.7; 3.1)
<0.001
Uric acid (mg/L)
0.032
Iron (μg/dL)
0.353
TIBC (μg/dL)
0.115
Transferrin saturation (%)
0.212
25-OH vitamin D (ng/mL)
0.002
Ferritin (ng/mL)
<0.001
Insulin (μU/mL)
4.9 (3.8; 6.8)
13.8 (9.6; 18.6)
<0.001
HOMA-IR
1.2 (0.9; 1.8)
3.5 (2.4; 4.4)
<0.001
HOMA-%B
51.5 (43.0; 66.4)
122.4 (98.8; 172.9)
<0.001
Hemoglobin (g/dL)
0.955
HbA1c (%)
5.2 (5.1; 5.5)
5.3 (5.2; 5.5)
0.188
Platelet count (×103/μL)
0.567
MPV (fL)
7.2 (6.7; 7.3)
7.4 (7.1; 8.0)
0.017
PDW (%)
43.0 (41.2; 51.2)
48.0 (44.2; 50.4)
0.115
WBC count (×103/μL)
0.039
Neutrophil count
0.003
Neutrophil (%)
0.015
Lymphocyte count (×103/μL)
0.911
Lymphocyte (%)
0.047
Monocyte count (×103/μL)
0.519
Eosinophil count (×103/μL)
0.853
Basophil count (×103/μL)
0.0 (0.0; 0.0)
0.0 (0.0; 0.0)
0.474
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio
0.8 (0.7; 1.2)
1.2 (1.0; 1.7)
0.024
Data are expressed as the , median (interquartile range), or a number (%). †Significant values are shown in bold. Abbreviations: AST—aspartate aminotransferase; ALT—alanine aminotransferase; HDL—high-density lipoprotein; LDL—low-density lipoprotein; hs-CRP—high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; TIBC—total iron binding capacity; MPV—mean platelet volume; PDW—platelet distribution width; WBC—white blood cell.
