|
Category
|
Variable
|
Obese (n = 201)
|
Overweight (n = 115)
|
Normal (n = 98)
|
p-value
|
|---|
|
Demographic data
|
Age (years)
|
57.48 ± 11.80
|
57.66 ± 12.05
|
52.10 ± 15.56
|
0.001*
|
|
BMI (kg/m2)
|
35.77 ± 4.55
|
27.56 ± 1.44
|
22.72 ± 1.84
|
< 0.00001*
|
|
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
|
131.05 ± 16.18
|
126.63 ± 16.70
|
122.68 ± 19.28
|
0.0006*
|
|
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
|
74.30 ± 10.71
|
72.74 ± 11.87
|
71.58 ± 11.94
|
0.155
|
|
Biochemical tests
|
HbA1c (%)
|
7.24 ± 1.48
|
7.19 ± 1.48
|
6.57 ± 1.17
|
0.033*
|
|
Triglyceride (mmol/L)
|
1.80 ± 2.25
|
1.59 ± 1.56
|
1.15 ± 0.58
|
0.091
|
|
Total Cholesterol (mmol/L)
|
4.20 ± 1.45
|
4.19 ± 1.68
|
4.37 ± 1.11
|
0.738
|
|
HDL Cholesterol (mmol/L)
|
1.30 ± 0.68
|
1.17 ± 0.40
|
1.30 ± 0.38
|
0.162
|
|
LDL Cholesterol (mmol/L)
|
2.23 ± 1.03
|
2.36 ± 1.29
|
2.54 ± 1.02
|
0.199
|
|
Lifestyle data
|
Smoker (Yes)
|
8.08%
|
7.96%
|
10.41%
|
0.769
|
|
Physically active (Yes)
|
53.77%
|
57.39%
|
43.75%
|
0.124
|
- All continuous variables are presented as mean ± standard deviation. All binary variables are presented as percentages Abbreviations- BMI Body mass index, HbA1c Glycosylated hemoglobin, HDL High density lipoprotein, LDL Low density lipoprotein, n Number of individuals. *Significant p-values< 0.05 are in bold
