Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of the studied subgroups.
| Parameter | Obesity (A, n = 98) |
Overweight (B, n = 83) |
Control Group (C, n = 69) |
p < 0.05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| age (years) | 61.18 ± 11.07 | 53.40 ± 13.70 | 58.83 ± 15.33 | ns |
| sex (%/n) | ||||
| Male | 50.0/49 | 50.6/42 | 18.8/13 | A, B vs. C |
| Female | 50.0/49 | 49.4/41 | 81.2/56 | A, B vs. C |
| height (cm) | 168.14 ± 9.65 | 168.64 ± 10.36 | 164.76 ± 8.78 | ns |
| weight (kg) | 95.09 ± 13.24 | 78.39 ± 11.10 | 62.02 ± 7.99 | A vs. B, C B vs. C |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 33.62 ± 3.26 | 27.56 ± 1.34 | 22.86 ± 1.71 | A vs. B, C B vs. C |
| waist circumference (cm) | 107.29 ± 10.16 | 95.29 ± 8.55 | 79.72 ± 7.55 | A vs. B, C B vs. C |
| hip circumference (cm) | 115.23 ± 7.32 | 104.26 ± 5.23 | 93.83 ± 14.14 | A vs. B, C B vs. C |
| WHR | 0.93 ± 0.08 | 0.91 ± 0.09 | 1.05 ± 1.56 | ns |
| hypertension (%/n) | 64.3/63 | 50.6/42 | 39.1/27 | A, B vs. C |
| myocardial infarction (%/n) | 7.1/7 | 7.2/6 | 4.3/3 | ns |
| stroke (%/n) | 2.0/2 | 3.6/3 | 2.9/2 | ns |
| atrial fibrillation (%/n) | 8.2/8 | 12.0/10 | 5.8/4 | ns |
| deep vein thrombosis (%/n) | 7.1/7 | 1.2/1 | 1.4/1 | ns |
| type 2 diabetes (%/n) | 21.4/21 | 10.8/9 | 4.3/3 | A vs. C |
| thyroid disease (%/n) | 16.3/16 | 13.2/11 | 20.3/14 | ns |
| smoking (%/n) | 9.2/9 | 15.8/13 | 15.9/11 | ns |
BMI—body mass index, WHR—waist-hip ratio, ns—not significant.