Table 1 Anthropometric characteristics and serum adipokines in mothers and fathers.

From: Low leg fat mass is associated with low insulin sensitivity, inflammatory markers, and β-cell dysfunction in non-obese Japanese people

 

Mothers

Fathers

 

n = 144

n = 58

p values

Age (years)

49.8 ± 3.6

51.8 ± 4.8

0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

22.0 ± 2.8

23.5 ± 2.7

 < 0.001

Waist circumference (cm)

78.7 ± 8.1

85.9 ± 6.8

 < 0.001

Arm fat (kg)

1.5 ± 0.7

1.1 ± 0.6

0.001

Leg fat (kg)

5.4 ± 1.7

4.1 ± 1.5

 < 0.001

Trunk fat (kg)

8.8 ± 3.4

9.9 ± 3.9

0.048

Body fat (kg)

16.3 ± 5.7

15.7 ± 5.9

0.524

Arm/body fat (%)

9.0 ± 2.4

6.9 ± 1.5

 < 0.001

Leg/body fat (%)

33.6 ± 5.0

26.4 ± 4.3

 < 0.001

Trunk/body fat (%)

53.3 ± 5.0

62.7 ± 4.4

 < 0.001

Body fat % (%)

30.1 ± 7.3

22.8 ± 6.2

 < 0.001

SMI (kg/m2)

6.0 ± 0.5

7.7 ± 0.8

 < 0.001

FMI (kg/m2)

6.7 ± 2.4

5.5 ± 2.0

0.001

Leptin (ng/mL)

7.6 ± 4.9

3.6 ± 2.3

 < 0.001

Adiponectin (µg/mL)

11.8 ± 4.9

6.8 ± 3.4

 < 0.001

  1. Mean ± SD. BMI body mass index, FMI fat mass index, SMI skeletal muscle mass.
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