Table 3: Clinical and laboratorial data according to age group in adolescents and adults with severe obesity.

Variables

Adolescents (n = 60)

% (n)

Adults (n = 68)

% (n)

p-value

Hyperglycemia

35 (21)

44.1 (30)

0.293

Insulinresistance

53.3 (32)

76.5 (52)

0.008*

Hypercholesterolemia

88.3 (53)

52.9 (36)

0.000*

High LDL-c

73.3 (44)

42.6 (29)

0.000*

Reduced HDL-c

43.3 (26)

20.6 (14)

0.006*

Hypertriglyceridemia

68.3 (41)

36.8 (25)

0.000*

High CRP

93.3 (56)

94.1 (64)

0.539

Hepatic Steatosis

80 (48)

79.4(54)

0.934

High bloodpressure

65 (39)

60.3 (41)

0.583

Metabolicsyndrome

60 (36)

63.2 (43)

0.707

 

*Values with statistical significance (p ≤ 0.005)