Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population.

From: Serum angiopoietin-like 3 levels are elevated in obese non diabetic men but are unaffected during an oral glucose tolerance test

Variable

Lean (n = 28)

Mean ± SD

Obese (n = 30)

Mean ± SD

p value

Age (year)

24.56 ± 3.50

23.89 ± 3.88

0.480

Systolic blood pressure (SBP)

112.11 ± 10.18

129.43 ± 12.12

0.001

Diastolic blood pressure (DBP)

70.14 ± 8.10

85.03 ± 10.44

0.001

Mean arterial pressure (MAP)

84.12 ± 7.21

100.03 ± 9.71

0.001

Height (m)

1.74 ± 0.054

1.75 ± .0.065

0.412

Weight (kg)

66.79 ± 6.59

115.70 ± 15.75

0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

22.10 ± 1.72

37.92 ± 4.85

0.001

Hip (cm)

94.96 ± 3.58

123.02 ± 7.75

0.001

WC (m)

78.11 ± 4.60

110.99 ± 8.36

0.001

AFM (%)

28.93 ± 6.92

55.71 ± 3.14

0.001

GFM (%)

27.30 ± 4.72

47.37 ± 3.78

0.001

TBF (%)

14.44 ± 3.52

45.10 ± 3.70

0.001

WHtR

0.45 ± 0.03

0.63 ± 0.057

0.001

WhipR

0.82 ± 0.035

0.90 ± 0.054

0.001

Leptin (ng/mL)

7.54 ± 1.03

23.43 ± 7.76

0.001

Adiponectin (µg/mL)

15.14 ± 1.92

13.16 ± 1.79

0.001

Fasting glucose (mg/dL)

82.39 ± 7.97

88.53 ± 11.23

0.031

Fasting Insulin (µUI/mL)

7.83 ± 3.16

26.80 ± 11.51

0.001

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

91.75 ± 30.10

191.70 ± 98.48

0.001

HDLc cholesterol (mg/dL)

47.86 ± 7.09

40.37 ± 7.46

0.002

LDLc cholesterol (mg/dL)

98.86 ± 20.22

116.07 ± 22.82

0.003

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

164.57 ± 23.97

189.30 ± 27.65

0.002

(hs-CRP)

1.01 ± 0.91

5.88 ± 4.15

0.001

Leptin/Adiponectin Index

0.51 ± 0.10

1.81 ± 0.63

0.001

TG/HDLc Index

1.99 ± 0.81

4.81 ± 2.63

0.001

TyG Index

8.16 ± 0.33

8.92 ± 0.48

0.001

HOMA–R Index

1.59 ± 0.64

6.41 ± 3.13

0.001

Matsuda Index

6.72 ± 2.86

2.03 ± 1.34

0.001

QUICKI Index

0.36 ± 0.023

0.30 ± 0.022

0.001

  1. AFM android fat mass (%), AUC area under the curve, BMI (kg/m2) Body Mass Index, DBP diastolic blood pressure, GFM gynoid fat mass (%), HDL-c high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HOMA-IR homeostatic insulin resistance assessment model, hs-CRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, L/A leptin/adiponectin ratio, LDL-c low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, MAP mean arterial pressure, QUICKI quantitative insulin sensitivity check index, SBP: systolic blood pressure, TBF total body fat (%), TG triglycerides, TG/HDL-c triglyceride (TG)/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) (TG/HDL-c ratio) index, TyG triglyceride-glucose index, VLDL-c very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, WAT white adipose tissue, WC waist circumference, WHipR waist-to-hip ratio, WHtR waist circumference to height ratio.
  2. *A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
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