Table 1: Baselinecharacteristics of thepatients

Feature Total group (n=21) Males (n=8) Females (n=13) p-value (males vs females)
Age (y) 12.32 ± 3.87 14.06 ± 3.07 11.24 ± 4.03 0.107
Weight (kg) 66.48 ± 27.79 82.48 ± 28.87 56.64 ± 25.51 0.035
Weight z-score 3.05 ± 1.49 2.84 ± 1.61 3.17 ± 1.47 0.631
Height z-score 0.14 ± 1.07 0.03 ± 1.25 0.21 ± 0.99 0.713
BMI (kg/m2) 27.5 ± 5.05 28.99 ± 4.19 26.58 ± 5.47 0.302
BMI z-score 3.33 ± 1.11 3.11 ± 0.91 3.46 ± 1.23 0.498
Waist/hip ratio 0.90 ± 0.08 0.94 ± 0.09 0.87 ± 0.06 0.030
FatMass % (BIA) 34.12 ± 4.97 29.55 ± 2.59 36.93 ± 3.83 0.001
Basal insulin 18.25 ± 13.49 21.44 ± 14.22 16.28 ± 13.21 0.409
Basal glucose 95.76 ± 17.21 95.0 ± 9.53 96.23 ± 20.98 0.878
HOMA 4.49 ± 3.60 5.18 ± 3.85 4.06 ± 3.53 0.501
Glucose 120 min 129.80 ± 28.28 133.5 ± 28.50 127.33 ± 29.12 0.645
*Pubertalstage 13:8 5:3 8:5 0.055
**Acanthosisnigricans 1.5 2 1 0.048


*numberTanner 1-2: numberTanner 3-5
**neck score