Table 2 Biochemical characterization of the population according to nutrition status defined by percent body fat cutoffs [9, 28, 29]
Non-obese (n = 145) | Obese (n = 156) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Mean (SEM) | Mean (SEM) | ||
Leptin (ng/mL) | 288 | 5.1 (0.3) | 16.9 (0.8) | <0.0001 |
ucOC (ng/mL) | 167 | 30.6 (2.1) | 30.8 (1.9) | 0.8644 |
Total osteocalcin (ng/mL) | 286 | 36.2 (1.1) | 31.3 (0.8) | 0.0002 |
Glucose (mg/dL) | 300 | 88.8 (0.6) | 89.5 (0.5) | 0.3608 |
Insulin (μU/mL) | 301 | 17.1 (0.6) | 23.6 (1.0) | <0.0001 |
HOMA-β | 300 | 256.2 (10.8) | 355.8 (25.7) | <0.0001 |
HOMA-IR | 300 | 3.8 (0.1) | 5.2 (0.2) | <0.0001 |