Body Weight and Insulin Resistance Indicators Among Children

04 July 2026 : Clinical Research

Monika Gesek

^{ABCDEFG 1*}, Danuta Zarzycka

^{ACDFG 1}, Arkadiusz Jędrzejewski

^{ABCD 1}, Marzena Szczygielska^{ABCD 1}, Renata Widera^{ABCD 1}, Monika Wójtowicz-Marzec

^{ACDF 1}

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.951434

Med Sci Monit 2026; 32:e951434

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Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants according to sociodemographic indicators and insulin resistance indicators (n=99).

		n	%	Mean	SD	Min	Q1	Median	Q3	Max
Sex	Girls	61	61.62
Sex	Boys	38	38.38
Age				11.81	2.09	7.99	9.97	11.75	13.81	14.98
Body weight	Percentile			55.04	32.14	0.80	22.00	59.50	83.50	99.20
Body weight	Z-score			0.16	1.14	−2.40	−0.77	0.24	0.97	2.40
Growth	Percentile			50.57	30.72	0.30	20.90	46.50	80.10	99.90
Growth	Z-score			0.02	1.09	−2.76	−0.81	−0.09	0.84	3.11
BMI	Thin	19	19.19
	Normal weight	50	50.51
	Overweight	28	28.28
	Obesity	2	2.02
	Percentile			55.70	33.14	3.70	21.60	62.20	87.60	98.10
	Z-score			0.20	1.11	−1.79	−0.79	0.31	1.16	2.07
Glucose	Below 70	6	6.06	84.71	11.06	49.00	81.00	85.00	89.00	131.00
	70–99	90	90.91
	Above 99	3	3.03
Insulin	Below 2.60	5	5.05	14.08	15.38	0.42	5.99	10.10	16.30	121.00
	2.60–24.90	83	83.84
	Above 24.90	11	11.11
HOMA-IR	Norm	56	56.57
	Insulin resistance	43	43.43
	Girls			3.61	4.89	0.12	1.54	2.61	3.67	34.96
	Boys			2.53	3.06	0.05	1.04	1.67	2.81	17.89
QUICKI	Norm	55	55.56	0.35	0.07	0.26	0.32	0.34	0.37	0.76
QUICKI	Insulin resistance	44	44.44	0.35	0.07	0.26	0.32	0.34	0.37	0.76
SD, standard deviation; Min, minimum value; Q1, lower quartile; Q3, upper quartile; Max, maximum value; HOMA-IR, Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance index; QUICKI, Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index.

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