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 2 Comparison of glucose, insulin, HOMA-IR, and QUICKI measurements based on BMI levels.

Analysed variable	Group	n	M	SD	Min	Q1	Me	Q3	Max	Group comparison
Glucose	A	69	84.23	11.00	49.00	79.00	85.00	88.00	131.00	Z=−0.351=0.726
Glucose	B	30	85.80	11.31	54.00	81.00	85.00	90.00	117.00	Z=−0.351=0.726
Insulin	A	69	11.51	9.70	0.42	5.16	8.25	15.10	55.30	Z=−2.730=0.006
Insulin	B	30	19.99	22.96	1.23	9.86	13.50	19.80	121.00	Z=−2.730=0.006
HOMA-IR (girls)	A	43	2.69	1.91	0.12	1.16	2.19	3.47	8.79	Z=−1.255=0.210
HOMA-IR (girls)	B	18	5.82	8.26	0.16	2.09	2.83	6.08	34.96	Z=−1.255=0.210
HOMA-IR (boys)	A	26	2.35	3.56	0.05	1.01	1.47	1.88	17.89	Z=−2.984=0.003
HOMA-IR (boys)	B	12	2.93	1.55	0.58	1.79	3.09	4.19	5.16	Z=−2.984=0.003
QUICKI	A	69	0.36	0.08	0.26	0.32	0.35	0.38	0.76	Z=2.639=0.008
QUICKI	B	30	0.33	0.05	0.26	0.30	0.33	0.34	0.55	Z=2.639=0.008
A: thinness and normal body weight, B: overweight and obesity. SD, standard deviation; Min, minimum value; Q1, lower quartile; Q3, upper quartile; Max, maximum value; BMI, body mass index; HOMA-IR, Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance index; QUICKI, Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index. Z, Mann-Whitney test, test probability.

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