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Table 1 Comparison of different studied variables (mean ± SD) among G1, G2 and G3

From: Association between circulating microRNAs 486, 146b and 15b and serum betatrophin levels in obese; type 2 diabetic and non-diabetic children

 

G1 (healthy, n = 50)

G2 (obese, n = 35)

G3 (obese with T2DM, n = 35)

p-Value

G1Vs G2 Vs G3

G2 Vs G1

G3 Vs G1

G3 Vs G2

Age (years)

9.31 ± 1.47

9 ± 1.77

9.59 ± 1.40

0.273

0.38

0.36

0.12

Gender

• Male

31 (62%)

27 (77%)

22 (63%)

0.294

0.16

0.78

0.29

• Female

19 (38%)

8 (23%)

13 (37%)

    

BMI percentile

81.0 ± 1.2

96.8 ± 1.6

96.7 ± 1.4

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.935

Glucose (mg/dL)

96.46 ± 8.78

101 ± 15.40

116.65 ± 18.76

0.006

0.08

0.004

0.04

Insulin (μg/mL)

10.16 ± 1.48

10.50 ± 0.69

11.20 ± 0.93

0.037

0.20

0.002

0.014

C-Peptide (ng/mL)

2.98 ± 0.43

3.13 ± 0.21

3.21 ± 0.28

0.007

0.02

0.008

0.09

HbA1c (%)

4.17 ± 0.21

4.85 ± 0.99

7.32 ± 2.62

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Cholesterol (mg/dL)

188.79 ± 21.26

190.14 ± 26.75

196.45 ± 26.49

0.34

0.79

0.14

0.32

HDLc (mg/dL)

39.30 ± 1.82

36.91 ± 8.12

35.61 ± 10.40

0.06

0.09

0.04

0.55

LDLc (mg/dL)

127.43 ± 20.12

131.39 ± 25.95

135.72 ± 22.23

0.252

0.43

0.08

0.45

TAG (mg/dL)

110.32 ± 22.43

111.17 ± 18.56

125.61 ± 20.65

0.001

0.80

0.002

0.001

miR-486R

1.52 ± 0.38

2.11 ± 0.25

2.71 ± 0.29

0.002

0.003

< 0.001

0.001

miR-146bR

2.42 ± 0.58

3.01 ± 0.18

3.54 ± 0.24

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

miR-15bR

3.82 ± 0.56

4.32 ± 0.27

5.10 ± 0.36

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Betatrophin (ng/mL)

47.17 ± 6.85

54.54 ± 17.67

71.68 ± 29.63

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001