Table 2.
Comparison of subgroups identified according to Med Diet Score (MDS) above and under the ROC-identified cut-off for pathologic visceral obesity assessed as increased waist circumference.
| Clinical Variable | MDS > 32 N = 136 (61M:75F) |
MDS ≤ 32 N = 164 (89M:75F) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| WC (cm) | 90.7 ± 1.9 | 92.1 ± 2.8 | ns |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 27.2 ± 0.4 | 28.8 ± 0.5 | ns |
| SBP (mmHg) | 127 ± 1.8 | 129.8 ± 2 | ns |
| DBP (mmHg) | 85.4 ± 0.8 | 84.1 ± 0.9 | ns |
| Erythrocytes (106/µL) | 4.7 ± 0.1 | 4.8 ± 0.1 | ns |
| WBC (103/µL) | 6 ± 0.2 | 6.1 ± 0.1 | ns |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 13.8 ± 0.1 | 13.8 ± 0.1 | ns |
| Neutrophils (%) | 59.1 ± 0.8 | 59.6 ± 0.7 | ns |
| Eosinophils (%) | 2.9 ± 0.2 | 2.6 ± 0.1 | ns |
| Basophils (%) | 0.6 ± 0.1 | 0.6 ± 0.1 | ns |
| Lymphocytes (%) | 30.9 ± 0.7 | 31.2 ± 0.6 | ns |
| Monocytes (%) | 6.3 ± 0.2 | 6.1 ± 0.1 | ns |
| Platelet count (106/μL) | 228.8 ± 5.2 | 233.5 ± 5 | ns |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 176.2 ± 3.3 | 181.9 ± 3.3 | ns |
| HDL-c (mg/dL) | 51.8 ± 1.3 | 53.2 ± 1.4 | ns |
| LDL-c (mg/dL) | 99 ± 2.9 | 104.8 ± 2.9 | <0.05 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 116 ± 5.6 | 120.6 ± 5.2 | ns |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 98.5 ± 2.1 | 102.4 ± 2.3 | ns |
| HbA1c (mmol/mol) | 40.2 ± 1.2 | 40.4 ± 1.3 | ns |
| 25-OH Vitamin D(ng/mL) | 22.6 ± 0.8 | 22 ± 1 | ns |
| Hs-CRP (mg/L) | 4.1 ± 0.5 | 4.2 ± 0.5 | ns |
| GGT (U/L) | 33.7 ± 2.8 | 37.4 ± 3.1 | <0.05 |
| AST (U/L) | 23.86 ± 0.8 | 24.1 ± 3.1 | ns |
| ALT (U/L) | 31.1 ± 1.6 | 30.19 ± 1.4 | ns |
| ALP (U/L) | 72.9 ± 2 | 75.63 ± 2.1 | ns |
| CVR (Framingham) | 17.2 ± 3.2 | 19.98 ± 1.2 | ns |
| FLI | 43 ± 7.3 | 55.66 ± 2.9 | <0.05 |
| VAI | 3 ± 0.8 | 4.01 ± 0.4 | <0.05 |
| HSI | 36.7 ± 0.8 | 37.39 ± 0.6 | ns |
| NFS | −1 ± 0.2 | −0.73 ± 0.7 | <0.05 |
Data are presented as mean ± SEM (standard error of the mean). Abbreviations: Med diet score, MDS; Body Mass Index, BMI; systolic blood pressure, SBP; white blood cells, WBC; high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-c; low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-c; triglycerides, TG; glycosylated hemoglobin, HbA1c; high-sensitivity C reactive protein Hs-CRP; gamma-glutamyltransferase, GGT; aspartate transaminase, AST; alanine transaminase, ALT; alkaline phosphatase, ALP; Cardiovascular Risk, CVR; Fatty Liver Index, FLI; Visceral Adiposity Index, VAI; Hepatic Steatosis Index, HIS; NAFLD Score, NFS.