Journal of Obesity / 2010 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
Adiponectin and Leptin Metabolic Biomarkers in Chinese Children and Adolescents Table 1 Anthropometric and metabolic parameters in girls and boys. Data are expressed as mean ± SD where
∗
∗
𝑃
<
.
0
1
and
∗
∗
∗
𝑃
<
.
0
0
1
. For Tanner, the number (percentage) of participants is presented with
𝜒
2
test.
#
Skewed distributions were logarithmically transformed for t -test.
Variables All Girls Boys
𝑛
3
5
0
5
1
7
2
2
1
7
8
3
Age (years)
1
2
.
4
±
3
.
1
1
2
.
6
±
3
.
1
∗
∗
∗
1
2
.
2
±
3
.
0
Pubertal development
3
3
8
8
1
6
9
3
1
6
9
5
Tanner stage I
1
0
0
1
(
2
9
.
5
)
3
3
6
(
1
9
.
8
)
6
6
5
(
3
9
.
2
)
Tanner stage II
4
8
6
(
1
4
.
3
)
2
1
6
(
1
2
.
8
)
2
7
0
(
1
5
.
9
)
Tanner stage III
4
6
4
(
1
3
.
7
)
2
0
8
(
1
2
.
3
)
2
5
6
(
1
5
.
1
)
Tanner stage IV
8
1
3
(
2
4
.
0
)
6
1
0
(
3
6
.
0
)
2
0
3
(
1
2
.
0
)
Tanner stage V
6
2
4
(
1
8
.
4
)
3
2
3
(
1
9
.
1
)
∗
∗
∗
3
0
1
(
1
7
.
8
)
Leptin (ng/ml)#
1
0
.
0
±
1
1
.
4
1
1
.
0
±
1
1
.
6
∗
∗
∗
9
.
1
±
1
1
.
2
Adiponectin (
𝜇
g/ml)#
1
2
.
8
±
7
.
4
1
3
.
2
±
7
.
2
∗
∗
∗
1
2
.
3
±
7
.
6
Ratio leptin/adiponectin#
1
.
2
4
±
1
.
9
0
1
.
3
3
±
2
.
1
0
∗
∗
∗
1
.
1
5
±
1
.
6
8
Body mass index (kg/m2 )
2
1
.
9
±
4
.
9
2
1
.
0
±
4
.
5
∗
∗
∗
2
2
.
8
±
5
.
2
Waist circumference (cm)
7
2
.
4
±
1
3
.
1
6
8
.
6
±
1
0
.
8
∗
∗
∗
7
6
.
0
±
1
4
.
0
Waist to height ratio
0
.
4
7
±
0
.
0
7
0
.
4
6
±
0
.
0
6
∗
∗
∗
0
.
4
9
±
0
.
0
7
Fat mass percentage (%)
2
4
.
4
±
8
.
5
2
5
.
6
±
9
.
0
∗
∗
∗
2
3
.
2
±
7
.
8
Systolic BP (mm Hg)
1
0
7
.
6
±
1
3
.
9
1
0
4
.
7
±
1
2
.
3
∗
∗
∗
1
1
0
.
4
±
1
4
.
8
Diastolic BP (mm Hg)
6
7
.
8
±
1
0
.
0
6
6
.
8
±
9
.
4
∗
∗
∗
6
8
.
8
±
1
0
.
5
Triglycerides (mmol/l)#
1
.
0
3
±
0
.
5
6
1
.
0
3
±
0
.
5
5
1
.
0
2
±
0
.
5
7
Total cholesterol (mmol/l)
4
.
0
9
±
0
.
7
9
4
.
1
1
±
0
.
8
1
4
.
0
7
±
0
.
7
8
HDL-C (mmol/l)
1
.
4
0
±
0
.
3
2
1
.
4
2
±
0
.
3
0
∗
∗
1
.
3
9
±
0
.
3
4
LDL cholesterol (mmol/l)
2
.
5
4
±
0
.
7
2
2
.
5
6
±
0
.
7
4
2
.
5
3
±
0
.
7
1
Glucose (mmol/l)
5
.
1
0
±
0
.
6
2
5
.
0
3
±
0
.
6
7
∗
∗
∗
5
.
1
5
±
0
.
5
5
Insulin (mU/l)#
1
0
.
4
6
±
9
.
9
5
1
0
.
1
8
±
8
.
9
2
1
0
.
7
2
±
1
0
.
8
4
HOMA-IR#
2
.
4
3
±
2
.
6
2
2
.
3
3
±
2
.
2
9
2
.
5
2
±
2
.
9
0
