Research Article

The Influence of Obesity on Puberty and Insulin Resistance in Mexican Children

Table 2

Final feature selection with AIC.

FeatureDegrees of freedomSum of squaresRSSAIC

None745.89289.25
−sex15.695751.59289.66
−family history of DM216.161752.05289.86
+waist circumference12.165743.73290.33
+birth weight11.300744.59290.70
+weight11.200744.69290.74
+obesity (presence/absence)10.747745.15290.93
+Tanner stage10.651745.24290.97
−age18.944754.84291.03
−height111.641757.53292.16
−systolic blood pressure113.621759.51292.99
−diastolic blood pressure124.440770.33297.47
−body mass index126.122772.01298.16
−acanthosis nigricans161.472807.36312.36

HOMA-IR~sex + age + family history of DM2 + SBP + DBP + height + BMI + acanthosis nigricans. AIC = 289.25.