Table 1: Clinical, nutritional, biochemical, US-CRP, LVMI, and CIMT results of the 12 patients.

Patient 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Age (years) 2 3 4.5 4.5 6 11 15 15.5 16.5 17 18 18
Sex M F M F M M M M F F F F
Nutritional status E E E Ob E Ob E Ow E E Ow E
Hypertension - + - - + + + - + + + +
Parathyroid hormone N N N N N N
Anemia + + - - - - + - - - - +
Dyslipidemia + + + + + + + + + - + +
Blood glucose N N N N N N N N N N N N
Plasma insulin N N N N N N N N N N N N
Metabolic syndrome - + - - - - - - - - - -
HOMA N N N N N N N
US-CPR N N N N N

CIMT: Carotid Intima-Media Thickness; E: Eutrophic; F: Female; LVMI: Left Ventricular Mass Index; M: Male; N: Normal; Ob: Obese; Ow: Overweight; US-PCR: Ultrasensitive C Reactive Protein; +: Present; ↑: Increased.