Auxological and pubertal outcomes of children with Kawasaki disease: Experience from Chandigarh, India

Table 5 Comparison of skinfold thickness, waist circumference and lipid profile of Kawasaki disease patients with and without coronary artery aneurysm

Variables	KD with coronary artery aneurysm (n = 13)		KD without coronary artery aneurysm (n = 34)		Mann-Whitney U
	mean ± SD	Median (interquartile rage)	mean ± SD	Median (interquartile rage)	Z (P value)
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	121.0 ± 24.9	116.5 (103.7-134.2)	141.8 ± 29.1	143.0 (118.0-157.0)	2.23 (0.03a)
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	89.6 ± 30.9	83.0 (71.0-99.0)	99.8 ± 39.9	96.0 (67.0-118)	0.66 (0.51)
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)	47.1 ± 9.7	50.1 (40.0-53.6)	48.6 ± 12.3	49.0 (38.0-55.5)	0.32 (0.75)
LDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)	73.9 ± 20.4	66.7 (58.6-85.2)	87.7 ± 20.8	88.0 (70.4-99.3)	2.21(0.03a)
Waist circumference (Z-score)	-1.56 ± 1.42	-1.56 (-2.71 to -0.05)	-1.20 ± 1.6	-1.58 (-2.47 to 0.23)	0.66 (0.51)
Triceps skinfold thickness (mm)	12.4 ± 5.3	12.3 (7.4-18.0)	13.1 ± 6.5	11.2 (8.0-18.0)	0.32 (0.75)
Subscapular skinfold thickness (mm)	11.3 ± 5.5	8.9 (6.7-16.2)	12.6 ± 8.1	9.4 (6.2-19.0)	0.05 (0.96)
HAZ	0.04 ± 1.29	0.13 (-1.21 to 0.95)	0.42 ± 0.89	-0.65 (-0.03 to 1.01)	1.00 (0.317)
WAZ	0.05 ± 0.99	-0.27 (-0.81 to 0.93)	0.27 ± 1.13	0.08 (-0.54 to 1.11)	0.88 (0.380)

^aP < 0.05.

HDL: High-density lipoprotein; LDL: Low-density lipoprotein; HAZ: Height-for age Z-score; WAZ: Weight-for-age Z-score; KD: Kawasaki disease.