Research Article

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

Table 3

Eliminated features using the fast-backward approach.

DeletedChi-squareDegrees of freedom valueResidualDegrees of freedom valueAIC

Tanner stage0.0010.9790.0010.979−2.00
Waist circumference1.0710.3001.0720.585−2.93
Sex0.8910.3461.9630.581−4.04
Obesity (presence/absence)1.8310.1763.8040.434−4.20
Systolic blood pressure3.110.0786.8950.229−3.11
Birth weight3.0510.0819.9460.127−2.06
Age2.9910.08412.9370.074−1.07
Weight3.4310.06416.3680.0380.36