Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of the participants in the non-obese and abdominal-obese groups.
| Non-Obese (N = 38) |
Abdominal-Obese (N = 30) |
p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, year | 36.4 ± 8.7 | 45.9 ± 10.7 | <0.001 |
| Sex (male/female) | 19/19 | 24/6 | 0.013 |
| Body weight, kg | 56.9 ± 8.9 | 79.7 ± 11.3 | <0.001 |
| BMI, kg/cm2 | 21.0 ± 2.0 | 27.1 ± 2.9 | <0.001 |
| Waist circumference, cm | 72.8 ± 7.1 | 96.0 ± 7.1 | <0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 116.6 ± 11.9 | 134.3 ± 13.4 | <0.001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 70.8 ± 8.5 | 87.1 ± 8.9 | <0.001 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 1 (2.6) | 10 (33.3) | <0.001 |
| Hyperlipidemia, n (%) | 4 (10.5) | 7 (23.3) | 0.194 |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (10.0) | 0.081 |
The data are presented as the mean ± SD or number of subjects (percentage of total). p values were calculated using Student’s t-test for continuous variables and Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables. BMI, body mass index.