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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of study subjects stratified by sex, abdominal visceral fat, and adiponectin

From: Role of adiponectin and free fatty acids on the association between abdominal visceral fat and insulin resistance

 

Normal AVF

High AVF

 

Normal ADIPO

Low ADIPO

Normal ADIPO

Low ADIPO

WOMEN

N

211

83

189

131

Age (years)

51 ± 9

49 ± 9

56 ± 8*

52 ± 8†‡

BMI (kg/m2)

25(23 – 28)

26(24–29)*

30(27 – 33)*

31(28–34)*

SBP (mmHg)

106(97–118)

103(99–111)

113(105–124)*

111(105–123)*

DBP (mmHg)

67(62 – 73)

66(60–71)

71(66 – 76)*

70(65–76)*

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.98 ± 0.75

3.13 ± 0.98

3.16 ± 0.83

2.98 ± 0.83

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.47 ± 0.36

1.27 ± 0.34*

1.32 ± 0.36*

1.14 ± 0.31*

TG (mmol/L)

1.25(0.95–1.6)

1.59(1.2–2.1)*

1.65(1.3 – 2.2)*

1.76(1.4–2.3)*

Glucose (mmol/L)

4.66(4.4–4.9)

4.77(4.5–5.1)

5.05(4.7 – 5.3)*

5.05(4.7–5.4)*

HOMA-IR

2.5(2.0–3.4)

3.6(2.4–4.7)*

4.3(3.2 – 5.9)*

5.0(3.9–6.9) *†‡

hs-CRP (nmol/L)

10.5(5.7–21.9)

12.4(6.7–31.4)

23.8(12.4 – 39.0)*

28.6(12.4–45.7)*

MEN

N

157

77

204

165

Age (years)

51 ± 11

48 ± 9

55 ± 10*

52 ± 8

BMI (kg/m2)

25(23–27)

26(25–29)*

29(27 – 32)*

29(27–32)*

SBP (mmHg)

112(106–119)

115(107–124)

121(111–133)*

119(112–127)*

DBP (mmHg)

69(65–75)

72(68–76)*

75(70 – 82)*

75(70–81)*

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.98 ± 0.70

3.03 ± 0.75

3.19 ± 0.85

3.16 ± 0.93

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.19 ± 0.28

1.04 ± 0.28*

1.06 ± 0.26*

0.98 ± 0.23*

TG (mmol/L)

1.34(0.97–2.0)

1.68(1.2–2.5)*

1.90(1.5 – 2.6)*

2.07(1.56–3.01)*†‡

Glucose (mmol/L)

4.83(4.7–5.2)

5.05(4.7–5.3)*

5.05(4.7 – 5.4)*

5.16(4.9–5.4)*

HOMA-IR

2.5(1.9–3.3)

3.2(2.2–4.8)*

4.3(3.0 – 5.7)*

5.1(3.4–6.7) *†‡

hs-CRP (nmol/L)

8.6(4.8 – 16.2)

9.5(5.7 – 18.1)

13.3(7.6 – 25.7)*

15.2(8.6–28.6)*

  1. Mean ± SD or median (interquartil range); ANOVA or Kruskal-Wallis. *p < 0.05 vs. normal AVF/ normal ADIPO; p < 0.05 vs. normal AVF/low ADIPO; p < 0.05 vs. high AVF/normal ADIPO. AVF = Abdominal visceral fat; ADIPO = Adiponectin; BMI = Body mass index; SBP = Systolic blood pressure; DBP = Diastolic blood pressure; LDL-C = Low density lipoprotein cholesterol cholesterol; HDL-C = High density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG = Triglycerides; hs-CRP = High sensitivity C-reactive protein.