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Table 2 The general characteristics and serum lipid levels between the subjects with normal weight and overweight/obesity

From: Several genetic polymorphisms interact with overweight/obesity to influence serum lipid levels

Characteristics

Normal weight

Overweight/obesity

t(χ2)

P

Number

978

751

–

–

Male/female

490/488

378/373

0.009

0.924

Age, years

41.48±16.21

41.25±12.50

0.332

0.740

Education level, years

3.71±3.89

4.71±4.49

−4.170

0.000

Height, cm

153.73±7.57

154.29±8.49

−1.461

0.144

Weight, kg

50.28±6.20

63.19±8.86

−34.042

0.000

Body mass index, kg/m2

21.23±1.68

26.48±2.59

−48.285

0.000

Waist circumference, cm

70.58±6.56

82.90±7.39

−30.766

0.000

Alcohol consumption, n (%)

373 (38.1)

362 (48.2)

23.034

0.000

Cigarette smoking, n (%)

305 (31.2)

178 (23.7)

15.036

0.001

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

119.69±17.40

125.84±17.64

−7.242

0.000

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

75.11±9.98

80.57±11.13

−10.563

0.000

Pulse pressure, mmHg

44.60±12.87

45.36±12.11

−1.251

0.211

Total cholesterol, mmol/L

4.46±0.94

5.01±1.05

−11.325

0.000

Triglyceride, mmol/L

1.21±1.02

1.74±1.50

−8.837

0.000

HDL-C, mmol/L

1.80±0.47

1.73±0.41

3.099

0.002

LDL-C, mmol/L

2.52±0.73

2.96±0.85

−11.180

0.000

Apolipoprotein (Apo) A1, g/L

1.37±0.31

1.40±0.27

−2.009

0.045

ApoB, g/L

0.84±0.22

0.98±0.24

−12.466

0.000

ApoA1/ApoB

1.75±0.70

1.53±0.58

7.256

0.000

  1. HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.