Risk factors for impaired glucose tolerance in obese children and adolescents

Table 1 Study characteristic of 169 obese children and adolescents with normal glucose tolerance at baseline (data as mean ± SD or percentage)

Age (years)	13.6 ± 2.1
Gender	66% female
Pubertal stage	84% pubertal
Weight (kg)	83.5 ± 17.4
Height (cm)	163.7 ± 10.1
BMI (kg/m²)	31.0 ± 5.2
SDS-BMI	2.45 ± 0.60
Waist circumference (cm)	97 ±14
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	119 ± 12
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	70 ± 12
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	115 ± 65
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)	53 ± 18
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)	96 ± 31
Glucose (mg/dL)	85 ± 8
2 h glucose in oGTT (mg/dL)	114 ± 16
Insulin (mU/L)	22 ± 15
HOMA	4.6 ± 3.2
HbA1c (%)	5.5 ± 0.8

All parameters measured in fasting status except 2 h glucose in oral glucose tolerance test. oGTT: oral glucose tolerance test; BMI: body mass index; HOMA: homeostasis model assessment.