TNF and type 1 diabetes mellitus: In the Ob group, TNF-a was significantly greater (range  3.2-3.6 pg/mL) than in the CL and T1DM children (ranging from 2.1-2.3 pg/mL, 2.2-2.6, respectively, p<0.0167), and remained significantly elevated throughout exercise (AUC: Ob, 84.6±7.5; CL, 54.1±5.6; T1DM, 57.8±6.2,  p<0.0167).