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Table 1 Participant Characteristics

From: Identification of novel circulating miRNAs biomarkers for healthy obese and lean children

 

Lean ( N = 13 )

Obese ( N = 14 )

p a

Age (year)

10.39 ± 0.96

12.15 ± 2.6

0.029

Sex (boy/girl)

7/6

7/7

0.842

BMI (kg/m2)

14.24 ± 0.62

38.94 ± 5.09

< 0.001

FMP (%)

9.42 ± 1.69

48.99 ± 2.71

< 0.001

  1. Data are presented as the mean ± SD.
  2. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; FMP, fat mass percentage; a, Student t-test
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BMC Endocrine Disorders

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