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 5 Relationship between insulin resistance and sex and BMI levels of the patients studied.

			HOMA-IR		χ2 P
			Norm (n=56)	Insulin resistance (n=43)	χ2 P
Sex	Girls	n	28	33	χ=7.356=0.007
	Girls	%	45.90%	54.10%
	Boys	n	28	10
	Boys	%	73.68%	26.32%
BMI level	Thinness and normal weight	n	45	24	χ=6.937=0.008
	Thinness and normal weight	%	65.22%	34.78%
	Overweight and obesity	n	11	19
	Overweight and obesity	%	36.67%	63.33%
					χ
					χ
Sex	Girls	n	28	33	χ=5.999=0.014
	Girls	%	45.90%	54.10%
	Boys	n	27	11
	Boys	%	71.05%	28.95%
BMI level	Thinness and normal weight	n	45	24	χ=8.609=0.003
	Thinness and normal weight	%	65.22%	34.78%
	Overweight and obesity	n	10	20
	Overweight and obesity	%	33.33%	66.67%
HOMA-IR, Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance index; QUICKI, Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index; BMI, body mass index. χ, chi-square test result; , test probability.

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