Predictors of Insulin Resistance in Children versus Adolescents with Obesity
Table 1
Demographics of obese children and adolescents, stratified by IR.
Children n = 306
Adolescents n = 471
IR n = 51
No IR n = 255
value
IR n = 233
No IR n = 238
value
Age (yr)
8.1 (3.9–9.9)
7.3 (2.4–9.9)
0.003
13.2 (10.0–17.9)
12.3 (10.0–17.8)
0.001
Male n (%)
16 (31.4)
121 (47.5)
0.035
115 (49.4)
126 (52.9)
0.436
Caucasian n (%)
35 (68.6)
167 (65.5)
0.829
157 (67.4)
137 (57.6)
0.128
Preterm birth n (%)
8 (15.6)
16 (6.3)
0.027
21 (9.0)
13 (5.5)
0.224
SGA/LGA n (%)
8 (15.6)
34 (13.3)
0.708
38 (16.3)
46 (19.3)
0.141
Breastfeeding n (%)
17 (33.3)
77 (30.2)
0.709
83 (35.6)
75 (31.5)
0.170
Data presented as number (%), mean (standard deviation), or median with range. SGA/LGA = small for gestational age/large for gestational age. values for unpaired t-test (normally distributed data), Mann–Whitney U test (nonparametric data), and χ2 tests (categorical data). P values in bold are significant at <0.05.
