Research Article

Association among Fibrinolytic Proteins, Metabolic Syndrome Components, Insulin Secretion, and Resistance in Schoolchildren

Table 2

General characteristics of components of metabolic syndrome, insulin secretion, and resistance in boys and girls.

BoysGirls
NormalOverweightObeseNormalOverweightObese

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Age (year)10.3 ± 1.611.1 ± 1.39.7 ± 1.410.1 ± 1.510.5 ± 1.410.3 ± 1.8
BMI percentile (%)53.5 ± 23.892.3 ± 2.697.6 ± 1.148.3 ± 24.190.1 ± 2.797.3 ± 1.2
Body fat (%)22.2 ± 6.423.9 ± 3.327.3 ± 2.819.7 ± 2.825.0 ± 2.728.2 ± 1.9
FPG (mmol/L)5.07 ± 0.425.12 ± 0.405.11 ± 0.434.93 ± 0.395.02 ± 0.314.96 ± 0.36
SBP (mmHg)113.0 ± 9.0120.9 ± 9.7122.2 ± 11.3115.8 ± 10.2121.2 ± 9.1120.9 ± 9.5
DBP (mmHg)71.2 ± 7.873.2 ± 8.372.5 ± 9.473.8 ± 9.971.8 ± 6.275.2 ± 11.2
TG (mg/dL)0.62 ± 0.270.90 ± 0.490.96 ± 0.570.73 ± 0.300.96 ± 0.381.31 ± 1.59
HDL (mg/dL)1.47 ± 0.331.29 ± 0.291.18 ± 0.271.42 ± 0.291.30 ± 0.271.16 ± 0.33
LDL (mg/dL)2.54 ± 0.682.43 ± 0.572.64 ± 0.592.40 ± 0.682.47 ± 0.502.64 ± 0.55
hsCRP0.68 ± 1.070.72 ± 0.841.58 ± 1.450.43 ± 0.821.03 ± 1.351.17 ± 1.13
HOMA-β164.4 ± 164.3233.1 ± 178.8253.2 ± 118.2209.9 ± 218.4245.8 ± 214.6362.0 ± 336.5
HOMA-IR3.09 ± 3.954.40 ± 5.904.10 ± 2.353.34 ± 4.104.24 ± 3.456.05 ± 5.37
uPA (pg/mL)608.6 ± 516.5597.9 ± 468.5614.9 ± 502.8573.8 ± 343.9511.9 ± 324.5888.2 ± 899.9
suPAR (pg/mL)5509.3 ± 1652.75737.3 ± 1449.16546.0 ± 1679.55558.0 ± 1604.96021.7 ± 1758.66606.6 ± 2286.0
PAI-1 (ng/mL)13.59 ± 8.6217.88 ± 11.1219.43 ± 14.3516.22 ± 8.7317.10 ± 9.2121.01 ± 9.83

Data shown: mean ± SD, uPA: urokinase plasminogen activator, suPAR: soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor, PAI-1: plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, BMI: body mass index, FPG: fasting plasma glucose, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, TG: triglyceride, HDL: high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, LDL: low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, HOMA-β (insulin secretion): homeostatic model assessment-β, and HOMA-IR (insulin resistance): homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance; against normal, against overweight, and against obese.