Table 4 Basic characteristics of the adipose tissue study cohort.

From: Dipeptidylpeptidase (DPP)-4 inhibitor therapy increases circulating levels of anti-inflammatory soluble frizzle receptor protein (sFRP)-5 which is decreased in severe COVID-19 disease

Basic characteristics of adipose tissue study cohort

Variables

Men

Women

All subjects

n

33

67

100

Age (years)

56** (46; 64)

45** (37; 53)

48 (39; 57)

Weight (kg)

153 (126; 166)

144 (128; 159)

148 (127; 164)

Height (cm)

180** (175; 185)

171** (165; 174)

173 (167; 178)

BMI (kg/m2)

47 (39; 54)

50 (45; 54)

49 (43; 54)

Visceral sample size [g]

2.96* (1.52; 6.08)

2.07* (1.60; 2.94)

2.20 (1.59; 3.84)

Subcutaneous sample size [g]

1.43 (1.07; 1.96)

1.69 (1.22; 2.13)

1.58 (1.12; 2.09)

  1. Values are shown as median (25th and 75th percentiles); Mann–Whitney-U-test (*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01) (statistical significance p < 0.05).
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