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Table 1 General characteristics of the subjects for genome wide methylation analysis

From: Obesity related methylation changes in DNA of peripheral blood leukocytes

 

Cases

Controls

N

7

7

Age, years

15.8 ± 1.0 (14.5 to 17.2)

15.9 ± 1.4 (15.1 to 18.1)

*BMI, kg/m2

39.0 ± 1.7 (37.2 to 41.2)

17.0 ± 0.7 (16.4 to 17.8)

*BMI percentile

0.996 ± 0.001 (0.995 to 0.997)

0.048 ± 0.022 (0.026 to 0.091)

SBP, mmHg

125.8 ± 13.9 (115.3 to 152.7)

112.7 ± 8.9 (100.7 to 124.7)

†‡Fasting insulin, uU/ml

35.9 ± 13.6 (19.8 to 58.9)

13.7 ± 3.0 (9.4 to 17.0)

Fasting glucose, mg/dl

103.5 ± 14.8 (84 to 126)

88.8 ± 7.6 (80 to 100)

*QUICKI

0.28 ± 0.01 (0.27 to 0.30)

0.33 ± 0.01 (0.31 to 0.35)

  1. Means ± SD (Range)
  2. *: P < 0.001; †: P < 0.01
  3. ‡: Available for six cases and six controls