Table 3 The biochemical profile of participants with abdominal overweight and obesity.

From: Prevalence and risk factors of diabetes mellitus and hypertension in North East Tunisia calling for efficient and effective actions

 

Men

Women

Abdominal overweight

N = 23

(23.0%)

Mean ± SD

Abdominal obesity

N = 45

(45.0%)

Mean ± SD

Abdominal overweight

N = 20

(6.0%)

Mean ± SD

Abdominal obesity

N = 271

(85.0%)

Mean ± SD

BMI (kg/m2)

26.88 ± 2.44

30.95 ± 3.34

24.01 ± 1.87

32.11 ± 5.47

(WC) (cm)

98.73 ± 1.73

111.22 ± 6.86

84.25 ± 1.86

105.04 ± 10.81

T CHL (mmol/l)

4.87 ± 1.09

4.97 ± 0.84

5.15 ± 0.91

5.14 ± 1.05

LDL-c (mmol/l)

1.46 ± 0.49

1.37 ± 0.38

1.48 ± 0.42

1.54 ± 0.63

TG (mmol/l)

1.49 ± 0.67

1.96 ± 1.28

1.05 ± 0.41

1.48 ± 0.77

CRP (mg/l)

2.37 ± 2.39

3.94 ± 5.03

1.62 ± 2.08

3.31 ± 3.48

HbA1C (%)

7.09 ± 1.55

7.16 ± 2.24

5.67 ± 0.89

6.60 ± 1.66

T2D (%)

8 (35.0%)

16 (35.5%)

0.00 (0.0%)

69 (25.4%)

HBP (%)

6 (22.0%)

11(24.4%)

1 (5.0%)

102 (37.6%)

  1. BMI (kg/m2) body mass index, WC (cm) waist circumference, T-CHL (mmol/l) total cholesterol, LDL-c (mmol/l) low density lipoprotein, TG (mmol/l) triglycerides, CRP (mg/l) C-reactive protein, HbA1c (%) glycated haemoglobin, T2D type 2 diabetes, HBP high blood pressure.
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