Association of β-cell function and insulin resistance with pediatric type 2 diabetes among Chinese children

Figure 2 Differences in z-scores of homeostasis model assessment of β-cell function and insulin resistance between type 2 diabetes patients and the control population. The box plots show the median (horizontal line), interquartile range (box), 5^th percentiles (whiskers), 95^th percentiles (whiskers), and outliers outside the 5^th and 95^th percentiles (dots). Red boxes represent type 2 diabetes patients and blue boxes represent the control population. Z-scores of the homeostasis model index were compared between the type 2 diabetes patients and the control population by sex (A and B), obesity status (C and D) and puberty status (E and F). ^bP < 0.01, ^cP < 0.001. T2DM: Type 2 diabetes mellitus; HOMA2-%B: Homeostasis model assessment of β-cell function; HOMA2-IR: Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance.