Research Article

Circulating Hsp90 Isoform Levels in Overweight and Obese Children and the Relation to Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Results from a Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Characteristics of overweight and obese children included in the study.

Characteristic

Gender (male, %)35 (51.5%)
Age (years)10 (3-17)
Weight percentile adjusted for gender and age97th percentile (87th percentile-99th percentile)
Waist percentile adjusted for gender and age95th percentile (75th percentile-99th percentile)
Mid arm circumference percentile adjusted for gender and age95th percentile (25th percentile-99th percentile)
BMI (kg/m2)24.5 (17.60-40.43)
BMI percentile adjusted for gender and age98th percentile (85th percentile-99th percentile)
BMI -score2.03 (1.04-4.00)
WtHR59.05 (45.5-78.2)
NAFLD (, %)26 (38.2)
HTA (, %)32 (47.1%)
A jeune glucose (mg/dL)88.5 (63-136)
ASAT (UI/L)23 (13-83)
ALAT (UI/L)29 (16-224)
ALP (UI/L)239 (74-470)
Uric acid (mg/dL)4.8 (2-10.2)
Obese (, %)59 (86.9%)
Insulin (mU/L)10.3 (2.05-41.57)
Insulin resistance (, %)24 (35.3%)
HOMA-IR2.24 (0.41-13.91)
Hsp90β (ng/mL)4.04 (0.14-98.37)
Hsp90α (ng/mL)14.31 (0-119.85)

BMI: body mass index; WtHR: waist to height ratio; NAFLD: nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; HTA: arterial hypertension; ALP: alkaline phosphatase. Continuous variables are presented as median (minimum-maximum value).