Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of subjects according to the tertiles of serum Fetuin B.

From: Hepatokine Fetuin B expression is regulated by leptin-STAT3 signalling and associated with leptin in obesity

 

Tertile 1

Tertile 2

Tertile 3

Total

P

Fetuin B (μg/mL)

2.752 ± 0.626

4.260 ± 0.358

5.721 ± 0.733

4.252 ± 1.350

< 0.001

Demographics

No. subjects

70 (32.56)

73 (33.95)

72 (33.49)

215 (100)

 

Male (%)

33 (47.14)

25 (34.25)

13 (18.06)

71 (33.02)

 

Female (%)

37 (52.86)

48 (65.75)

59 (81.94)

144 (66.98)

 

Age (years)

54.028 ± 7.858

53.667 ± 6.871

52.681 ± 7.221

53.456 ± 7.313

0.523

Clinical characteristics

BMI

27.341 ± 2.889

27.067 ± 2.960

27.402 ± 2.922

27.270 ± 2.914

0.766

Waist circumference (cm)

93.314 ± 6.537

93.028 ± 7.370

93.181 ± 7.637

93.173 ± 7.167

0.972

Hip circumference (cm)

99.979 ± 5.026

99.296 ± 5.924

100.092 ± 6.451

99.789 ± 5.813

0.679

Waist–hip ratio

0.934 ± 0.048

0.938 ± 0.053

0.932 ± 0.050

0.934 ± 0.050

0.792

Body fat (%)

32.407 ± 6.454

33.742 ± 6.551

36.269 ± 5.711

34.147 ± 6.423

0.001

  1. Data are given as the mean ± SD or as n (%).
  2. BMI body mass index.