Research Article
Circulating Prokineticin 2 Levels Are Increased in Children with Obesity and Correlated with Insulin Resistance
Table 1
Comparison of clinical and laboratory parameters between control group and obese group.
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Data are shown as means ± SD or median (interquartile range). BMI, body mass index; Fins, fasting insulin; FBG, fasting blood glucose; HOMA-IR, the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; TG, triglyceride; TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase; IL-6, interleukin-6; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α; WBC, white blood cells. |