Table : Association between Gender, Age Group and BMI with Hyperglycemia and Elevation of Glycosylated Hemoglobin (n = 165).

Elevation of fasting glucose ( ≥ 100 mg/dl) N (%) p Elevation of glycosylated hemoglobin ( ≥ 5.7%) N (%) p
Gender Femenine 8 (66) 0.23 2 (66) 0.57
Masculine 4 (44) 1(44)
Age group Schoolchildren 2 (17) 0.226& 0 0.023&*
Preteen 4 (33) 0
Teen 6 (50) 3 (100)
Nutritional diagnosis Overweight 3 (25) 0.323 0 0.397
Obesity 9 (75) 3 (100)

N = Number, % = Percentage, P: Chi cuadrada, * = Statistical significance, & = Exact fisher test, Mg/dl: Milligram/deciliter.