Body Weight and Insulin Resistance Indicators Among Children

Monika Gesek; Danuta Zarzycka; Arkadiusz Jędrzejewski; Marzena Szczygielska; Renata Widera; Monika Wójtowicz-Marzec

doi:10.12659/MSM.951434

04 July 2026 : Clinical Research

Body Weight and Insulin Resistance Indicators Among Children

Monika Gesek

^{ABCDEFG 1*}, Danuta Zarzycka

^{ACDFG 1}, Arkadiusz Jędrzejewski

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

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DOI: 10.12659/MSM.951434

Med Sci Monit 2026; 32:e951434

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Table 3 Comparison of body weight measurements and BMI in patients without insulin resistance (group A) and patients with insulin resistance (group B) determined on the basis of the HOMA-IR and QUICKI indices.

Analysed variable	Group	n	M	SD	Min	Q1	Me	Q3	Max	Group comparison

Body weight [percentile]	A	56	46.69	31.78	0.80	19.05	46.30	74.85	97.10	Z=−3.000=0.003
Body weight [percentile]	B	43	65.92	29.56	2.10	41.40	72.90	92.90	99.20	Z=−3.000=0.003
Body weight [z-score]	A	56	−0.15	1.12	−2.40	−0.88	−0.09	0.67	1.90	Z=−2.997=0.003
Body weight [z-score]	B	43	0.56	1.04	−2.04	−0.22	0.60	1.47	2.40	Z=−2.997=0.003
BMI [percentile]	A	56	46.47	33.48	3.70	13.00	42.70	79.40	98.10	Z=−3.477=0.001
BMI [percentile]	B	43	67.72	28.87	4.40	45.90	78.30	94.20	98.10	Z=−3.477=0.001
BMI [z-score]	A	56	−0.13	1.10	−1.79	−1.13	−0.18	0.82	2.07	Z=−3.491<0.000
BMI [z-score]	B	43	0.63	0.98	−1.71	−0.10	0.78	1.57	2.07	Z=−3.491<0.000

Body weight [percentile]	A	55	45.86	31.45	0.80	18.60	45.00	73.90	97.10	Z=−3.232=0.001
Body weight [percentile]	B	44	66.53	29.49	2.10	41.90	73.25	92.80	99.20	Z=−3.232=0.001
Body weight [z-score]	A	55	−0.18	1.11	−2.40	−0.89	−0.13	0.64	1.90	Z=−3.229=0.001
Body weight [z-score]	B	44	0.58	1.03	−2.04	−0.20	0.62	1.46	2.40	Z=−3.229=0.001
BMI [percentile]	A	55	45.55	33.07	3.70	12.70	42.30	78.80	98.10	Z=−3.799<0.001
BMI [percentile]	B	44	68.38	28.87	4.40	47.25	79.65	94.20	98.10	Z=−3.799<0.001
BMI [z-score]	A	55	−0.16	1.08	−1.79	−1.14	−0.20	0.80	2.07	Z=−3.813<0.001
BMI [z-score]	B	44	0.66	0.98	−1.71	−0.07	0.83	1.57	2.07	Z=−3.813<0.001
A: no insulin resistance, B: insulin resistance. 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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