Table 3 Body fat distribution and blood markers of cardiometabolic health according to obesity status.
No obesity | With obesity | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Body fat distribution | |||
Central adiposity | |||
VAT (kg) | 0.256 | 0.486 | *** |
± 0.111 | ± 0.170 | ||
ASAT (kg) | 0.964 | 1.90 | *** |
± 0.360 | ± 0.68 | ||
VAT/ASAT | 0.266 | 0.264 | ns |
± 0.071 | ± 0.075 | ||
Peripheral adiposity | |||
Gynoid fat (kg) | 3.64 | 5.60 | *** |
± 0.78 | ± 1.41 | ||
Limb (appendicular) fat (kg) | 9.74 | 16.1 | *** |
± 2.25 | ± 4.4 | ||
Central-to-peripheral adiposity ratio | |||
VAT/Gynoid | 0.069 | 0.087 | *** |
± 0.024 | ± 0.026 | ||
ASAT/Gynoid | 0.260 | 0.333 | *** |
± 0.060 | ± 0.061 | ||
VAT/Limb | 0.026 | 0.031 | *** |
± 0.009 | ± 0.009 | ||
ASAT/Limb | 0.097 | 0.118 | *** |
± 0.022 | ± 0.024 | ||
Blood cardiometabolic profile | |||
Glucose (mmol/l) | 4.92 | 4.98 | ns |
± 0.34 | ± 0.41 | ||
HbA1c (%) | 5.43 | 5.62 | *** |
± 0.27 | ± 0.37 | ||
Insulin (uU/ml) | 7.65 | 11.8 | *** |
± 3.5 | ± 5.8 | ||
HOMA-IR Index | 1.68 | 2.65 | *** |
± 0.80 | ± 1.47 | ||
Triglycerides (mmol/l) | 0.85 | 1.02 | * |
± 0.35 | ± 0.48 | ||
Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 4.37 | 4.74 | ** |
± 0.65 | ± 0.88 | ||
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.35 | 1.29 | ns |
± 0.27 | ± 0.25 | ||
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 2.68 | 3.04 | ** |
± 0.56 | ± 0.78 | ||
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 102 | 106 | *** |
± 10 | ± 9 | ||
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 71 | 77 | *** |
± 7 | ± 8 | ||
C-reactive protein (mg/L) | 1.69 | 5.11 | *** |
± 1.84 | ± 4.54 |
