Table 1 Demographic and physiologic variables in subjects with acanthosis nigricans (Grade 4) and without acanthosis nigricans (GRADE 0), N = 100

Age (years)

24.36 (5.44)

41.50 (13.32)

< 0.001

Weight (Kg)

63.02 (14.10)

94.19 (17.49)

< 0.001

Waist Circumference (cm)

78.29 (11.34)

112.02 (13.21)

< 0.001

Height (cm)

169.78 (10.06)

164 (10.51)

0.010

BMI (kgm^-2)

21.66 (3.40)

34.96 (5.16)

< 0.001

N (%)*

Males

35 (52)

9 (28)

0.033

Ethnicity

Afros/Others

15 (22)

14 (44)

Indos

53 (78)

18 (56)

0.026

SVC assay response

ABSENT

16 (24)

26 (81)

PRESENT

52 (76)

6 (19)

< 0.001