Table 1 Clinical and Socio-demographic characteristics of Arab population
Characteristics | All (n = 379) mean ± SD | Female (n = 193) mean ± SD | Male (n = 186) mean ± SD | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 44.4 ± 11.7 | 44.1 ± 11.9 | 44.9 ± 11.5 | 0.5109 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 31.9 ± 6.4 | 33.2 ± 6.7 | 30.5 ± 5.8 | <0.0001 |
WC (cm) | 101.0 ± 14.3 | 99.3 ± 14.3 | 102.8 ± 14.1 | 0.0153 |
SBP (mmHg) | 129.9 ± 19.8 | 124.8 ± 19.6 | 135.1 ± 18.5 | <0.0001 |
DBP (mmHg) | 78.3 ± 12.5 | 76.9 ± 12.6 | 79.8 ± 12.3 | 0.0252 |
FBG (mmol/L) | 6.2 ± 3.02 | 5.9 ± 2.5 | 6.6 ± 3.5 | 0.0424 |
HbA1c (%) | 6.1 ± 1.8 | 5.7 ± 1.4 | 6.5 ± 2.0 | <0.0001 |
HOMA-IR | 3.3 ± 3.9 | 3.4 ± 4.7 | 3.1 ± 3.0 | 0.4486 |
TC (mmol/L) | 5.2 ± 1.1 | 5.3 ± 1.1 | 5.1 ± 1.2 | 0.0353 |
TG (mmol/L) | 1.7 ± 1.2 | 1.5 ± 0.8 | 1.9 ± 1.4 | 0.0045 |
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.1 ± 0.4 | 1.3 ± 0.4 | 0.99 ± 0.2 | <0.0001 |
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.3 ± 1.0 | 3.4 ± 1.0 | 3.3 ± 1.0 | 0.2305 |
Leptin (ng/mL) | 4.76(0.20-41.6) | 8.35(1.1-41.6) | 2.57(0.20-25.6) | <0.0001 |
PAI-1 (ng/mL) | 6.87(1.06-29.3) | 7.38(1.4-29.3) | 5.94(1.06-19.0) | <0.0001 |
Adiponectin (μg/mL) | 12.9(1.86-152.1) | 15.6(1.86-80.07) | 10.6(2.20-152.1) | <0.0001 |
Visfatin (ng/mL) | 2.96(0.28-179.2) | 3.01(0.30-14.9) | 2.9(0.28-179.2) | 0.6966 |
Adipsin (μg/mL) | 1.46(0.01-7.5) | 1.46(0.48-7.5) | 1.46(0.01-5.02) | 0.4050 |
Resistin (ng/mL) | 2.82(0.43-13.4) | 3.01(0.43-12.6) | 2.46(0.56-13.4) | 0.0002 |
hsCRP (μg/mL) | 2.82(0.01-21.9) | 4.53(0.01-21.9) | 2.10(0.01-18.2) | <0.0001 |