Research Article

Excessive Refined Carbohydrates and Scarce Micronutrients Intakes Increase Inflammatory Mediators and Insulin Resistance in Prepubertal and Pubertal Obese Children Independently of Obesity

Table 3

Determinants of insulin resistance measured as HOMA >3.16*.

QuartileORCI95-value

Protein1≤175.75
2175.76–224.510.840.28, 2.550.760
3224.52–280.791.070.32, 3.670.908
4≥280.801.040.23, 4.790.956

Carbohydrates1≤145.36
2145.37–190.333.521.07, 11.500.038
3190.34–233.2125.455.28, 122.61<0.001
4≥233.2221.684.25, 110.66<0.001

Lipids1≤146.63
2146.64–207.780.470.11, 1.960.302
3207.79–280.070.140.02, 0.980.048
4≥280.080.260.03, 2.640.256

Fiber1≤42.94
242.95–59.230.210.06, 0.720.013
359.24–78.480.490.13, 1.830.289
4≥78.490.170.04, 0.730.017

Saturated fat1≤15.88
215.89–22.441.300.33, 5.080.708
322.45–31.531.560.27, 9.030.621
4≥31.542.350.28, 19.490.429

Serum Ca1.420.70, 2.870.329
Serum Mg0.050.01, 0.510.011
25-OHD30.980.91, 1.040.468
Leptin 1.030.98, 1.090.238
Adiponectin 0.010.00, 0.620.030
Central obesity3.461.43, 8.360.006
Puberty3.121.20, 8.120.020

Logistic regression analysis. Control group for dietary factors is quartile 1. Circulating factors were introduced as continuous variables.