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Table 1 Clinical and socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants, stratified by gender

From: Gender-specific associations between ADIPOQ gene polymorphisms and adiponectin levels and obesity in the Jackson Heart Study cohort

Variable

Men (N = 1131)

Women (N = 1837)

p-value

Age (y)

53.75 ± 13.02

54.86 ± 12.73

0.022

Adiponectin (ug/mL)

4.08 ± 3.38

6.04 ± 4.46

< .0001

Height (cm)

177.5 ± 6.88

164 ± 6.50

< .0001

Weight (kg)

94.76 ± 21.70

89.54 ± 21.71

< .0001

BMI (kg/m2)

30.01 ± 6.33

33.26 ± 7.79

< .0001

Overweight/Obese

82.65 %

88.88 %

< .0001

(BMI ≥ 25)

   

WC (cm)

101.6 ± 15.42

101.1 ± 16.89

0.35

Waist-hip ratio

0.94 ± 0.06

0.87 ± 0.08

< .0001

Total body fat (%)

29.61 ± 7.96

43.26 ± 7.02

< .0001

Fat mass (kg)

64.89 ± 32.12

86.35 ± 34.34

< .0001

Total fat (cm3)

2670.0 ± 1051.2

3591.3 ± 1175.7

< .0001

VAT (cm3)

948.1 ± 425.3

903.7 ± 390.6

0.037

SAT (cm3)

1721.9 ± 794.3

2687.5 ± 964

< .0001

PEA mean (SD)

0.18 ± 0.09

0.17 ± 0.08

0.0068

Smoking (%)

17.94 %

11.07 %

< .0001

Annual household income:

   

≤ $19,999

19.11 %

32.13 %

< .0001

$20,000-49,999

34.25 %

39.40 %

< .0001

$50,000 ≥

46.65 %

28.47 %

< .0001

  1. Data presented as mean ± SD. BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, SAT subcutaneous adipose tissue, VAT visceral adipose tissue, PEA Individual Proportions of European Ancestry
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