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Table 1 Basic characteristics of the three groups in the study

From: Lipidomic profiling reveals distinct differences in plasma lipid composition in overweight or obese adolescent students

Variables

Control (n = 30)

Overweight (n = 26)

Obese (n = 34)

P value b

Obese vs Overweight c

Obese vs Control c

Overweight vs Control c

Sex (female %), no. (%) a

18 (60.00)

16 (53.33)

14 (46.67)

0.594

–

–

–

Age, year

12.50 ± 0.51

12.73 ± 0.45

12.77 ± 0.47

0.058

0.958

0.072

0.132

BMI, Kg/m2

17.49 ± 1.41

23.76 ± 1.00

29.89 ± 3.17

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

SBP, mmHg

111.93 ± 9.77

120.27 ± 7.18

123.13 ± 6.23

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

0.339

DBP, mmHg

68.13 ± 6.77

68.73 ± 4.68

70.07 ± 7.10

0.477

0.69

0.46

0.927

TG, mmol/L

0.88 ± 0.36

1.08 ± 0.67

1.12 ± 0.61

0.207

0.964

0.225

0.342

CHO, mmol/L

4.16 ± 0.76

4.03 ± 0.80

4.34 ± 0.77

0.297

0.268

0.631

0.796

HDL, mmol/L

1.39 ± 0.29

1.24 ± 0.22

1.22 ± 0.20

0.015

0.885

0.018

0.061

LDL, mmol/L

2.32 ± 0.53

2.35 ± 0.61

2.71 ± 0.66

0.031

0.069

0.048

0.987

Waist-hip ratio

0.79 ± 0.03

0.85 ± 0.04

0.91 ± 0.05

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

FBG, mmol/L

5.52 ± 0.37

5.56 ± 0.42

5.60 ± 0.42

0.740

0.907

0.718

0.933

Fat mass, Kg

9.00 ± 3.33

19.70 ± 4.05

28.82 ± 6.96

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

Body fat percent, %

19.86 ± 6.06

31.63 ± 5.44

38.00 ± 6.60

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

Visceral fat area, cm2

38.78 ± 14.26

88.76 ± 24.86

138.81 ± 39.78

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

  1. Values are given as mean ± SD or number of individuals (%). BMI Body mass index, SBP systolic pressure, DBP Diastolic pressure, TG Triglyceride, CHO Cholesterol, HDL High density lipoprotein, LDL Low density lipoprotein, FBG Fast blood glucose
  2. aP value of chi-square test.
  3. bP value of Kruskal–Wallis test.
  4. cP-value of Dunn’s post hoc test.