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2011
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Tab 2
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Research Article
Serum Neopterin Is Not Increased in Obese Juveniles
Table 2
Neopterin, body fat, HDL cholesterol, resistin, oxLDL, and C-reactive protein concentrations (mean ± S.D.) before and after 12 months of intervention therapy.
Start of intervention
End of intervention (12 months)
31 (male 13, female 18)
31
Neopterin (nmol/L)
4.4 ± 0.38
5.0 ± 1.7*
Body fat (%)
36.8 ± 7.0
29.5 ± 5.1***
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)
42.4 ± 7.6
47.2 ± 9.3*
Resistin (ng/ml)
4.7 ± 1.6
3.9 ± 0.9*
Oxidized LDL (mg/dl)
59.7 ± 10.8
53.1 ± 16.3*
C-reactive protein (mg/dl)
2.8 ± 2.6
3.2 ± 3.2
*
, **
, ***
(paired
-test).