Parameters

Pre-pubertal (n = 7)

Pubertal (n = 28)

p-value

Girls

Mean ± SD

Median

Mean ± SD

Median

Age (months)

137.25 ± 13.88

134.00

148.28 ± 7.73

149.00

0.0177

BMI (kg/m²)

21.85 ± 5.75

22.00

19.14 ± 3.57

18.00

0.0616

Vitamin D (ng/mL)

22.57 ± 3.82

24.00

34.89 ± 6.02

34.00

<0.0001*

Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)

89.28 ± 5.46

92.00

90.90 ± 6.96

90.00

0.2867

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

183.85 ± 31.74

179.00

169.96 ± 36.14

161.50

0.1798

LDL-c (mg/dL)

105.42 ± 24.22

102.00

101.78 ± 27.84

99.00

0.3767

HDL-c (mg/dL)

55.42 ± 9.58

54.00

51.28 ± 15.82

49.00

0.2573

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

107.57 ± 57.48

87.00

79.82 ± 30.85

71.00

0.0381*

Parameters

Pre-pubertal (n = 7)

Pubertal (n = 25)

p-value

Boys

Mean ± SD

Median

Mean ± SD

Median

BMI (kg/m²)

22.42 ± 4.03

23.00

20.04 ± 3.27

20.00

0.0573

Age (months)

139.71 ± 11.96

141.00

152.20 ± 21.59

140.00

0.1635

Vitamin D (ng/mL)

22.57 ± 2.63

23.00

37.36 ± 6.19

36.00

<0.0001*

Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)

88.57 ± 7.20

86.00

89.80 ± 9.32

88.00

0.3751

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

166.28 ± 37.55

165.00

156.96 ± 21.38

159.00

0.3161

LDL-c (mg/dL)

98.14 ± 28.10

94.00

90.00 ± 16.86

89.00

0.1699

HDL-c (mg/dL)

47.57 ± 6.13

44.00

51.44 ± 8.20

53.00

0.1285

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

98.85 ± 56.78

84.00

73.20 ± 28.41

69.00

0.1635