Severe Quantitative Scale of Acanthosis Nigricans in Neck is Associated with Abdominal Obesity, HOMA-IR, and Hyperlipidemia in Obese Children from Mexico City: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Association of severity degree of an in neck by Burke’s scale with WC, HOMA-IR, and lipid profile in obese children.
Burke’s scale of AN in neck
Coef.
Std. Err.
95% (CI)
value
WC (cm)
1
4.73
1.81
(1.12; 8.32)
0.01
2
2.90
2.7
(−1.24; 7.02)
0.17
3
5.49
2.31
(0.88; 10.08)
0.02
4
3.26
2.17
(−1.05; 7.58)
0.13
HOMA-IR
1
0.67
0.40
(−0.12; 1.48)
0.10
2
0.92
0.52
(−0.11; 1.96)
0.08
3
1.43
0.58
(0.27; 2.59)
0.01
4
1.01
0.58
(−0.12; 2.16)
0.08
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
1
7.78
12.89
(−17.8; 33.42)
0.54
2
18.89
14.61
(−10.17; 47.95)
0.20
3
44.20
16.57
(11.24; 77.16)
0.009
4
14.29
15.95
(−17.42; 46.01)
0.37
Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)
1
13.06
9.80
(−6.42; 32.56)
0.18
2
-4.56
11.25
(−26.94; 17.80)
0.70
3
29.51
12.28
(4.60; 54.42)
0.02
4
10.38
12.28
(−14.05; 34.81)
0.40
LDL-C (mg/dL)
1
10.35
7.78
(−5.13; 25.83)
0.19
2
−4.14
8.82
(−21.22; 13.24)
0.64
3
26.94
10.10
(6.85; 47.03)
0.009
4
11.07
9.73
(−8.28; 30.43)
0.25
Results were adjusted by sex, BMI, and age. Coef., coefficient; Std. Err., standard error; WC, waist circumference; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model of insulin resistance; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; CI, confidence interval; AN, Acanthosis nigricans.
