Table 1 Characteristics of the study population by sex and obesity class
From: Waist circumference does not predict circulating adiponectin levels in sub-Saharan women
Normal weight (n = 16) | Overweight (n = 28) | Obese (n = 26) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | F | P | M | F | P | M | F | P | |
N | 9 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 19 | |||
Age (years) | 37.1 ± 13.9 | 39.3 ± 7.5 | 0.72 | 41.4 ± 9.2 | 37.8 ± 10.9 | 0.36 | 48.1 ± 4.1 | 45.9 ± 11.0 | 0.61 |
BMI (kg.m -2 ) | 22.2 ± 1.2 | 23.5 ± 1.4 | 0.07 | 27.5 ± 1.4 | 28.2 ± 1.4 | 0.20 | 32.2 ± 2.0 | 35.2 ± 3.1 | 0.03 |
Fat mass (kg) | 12.2 ± 4.1 | 19.7 ± 3.8 | 0.002 | 20.5 ± 2.9 | 28.4 ± 2.5 | 0.000 | 32.0 ± 8.3 | 38.4 ± 7.0 | 0.06 |
Waist girth (cm) | 77.3 ± 5.3 | 79.6 ± 3.2 | 0.35 | 95.4 ± 4.5 | 88.6 ± 6.1 | 0.005 | 103.7 ± 2.9 | 100.7 ± 11.5 | 0.51 |
HOMA IR index | 0.68 ± 0.14 | 0.72 ± 0.34 | 0.93 | 0.96 ± 0.51 | 0.94 ± 0.42 | 0.91 | 1.36 ± 0.53 | 1.13 ± 0.61 | 0.41 |
Adiponectin (mg/L) | 12.8 ± 3.4 | 13.0 ± 8.2 | 0.82 | 8.1 ± 4.0 | 11.6 ± 3.3 | 0.03 | 5.3 ± 1.7 | 10.7 ± 4.3 | 0.003 |