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From: Alterations in metabolic status of healthy individuals with and without obesity during transition from adolescence to young adulthood

Table 2

Comparative result showing impact of age on various markers

Variables^$	Adolescents (n = 140)		Young adults (n = 140)		P value
Variables^$	Non-obese (n = 70)	Obese (n = 70)	Non-obese (n = 70)	Obese (n = 70)	P value
Adiponectin (μg/mL)	8.7 ± 1.79	7.1 ± 1.79	5.9 ± 1.94	4.1 ± 1.43	^*P = 0.01 ^#P = 0.01
hs-CRP (mg/L)	1.9 ± 0.85	1.9 ± 0.83	2.1 ± 0.77	2.2 ± 0.98	^*P = 0.04 ^#P = 0.01
C3 (mg/dL)	150.7 ± 30.93	153.5 ± 32.23	156.9 ± 14.68	172.6 ± 17.8	^*P = 0.51 ^#P = 0.001
C4 (mg/dL)	30.7 ± 11.41	38.5 ± 15.92	33 ± 8.20	36.3 ± 7.28	^*P = 0.68 ^#P = 0.38
Cp (IU/L)	68.2 ± 20.05	72 ± 20.17	78.07 ± 20.12	96.3 ± 16.22	^*P = 0.01 ^#P = 0.001
TBARS (nmol/mL)	5.1 ± 0.77	5.1 ± 1.31	4.7 ± 1.31	6.7 ± 0.01	^*P = 0.289 ^#P = 0.01
TAC (mmol/L)	1.6 ± 0.56	1.7 ± 0.56	1.6 ± 0.34	0.7 ± 0.48	^*P = 1.0 ^#P = 0.01

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Results presented as geometric mean ± SD. ^$ unpaired t test; ^* non-obese adolescents vs. non-obese young adults; ^# obese adolescents vs. obese young adults. Intergroup analysis: 2 way analysis of variance (ANOVA)