Table 2.
Comparison of anthropometric and biochemical parameters among the studied groups in the Azar cohort population
| Cardiometabolic | Total n:9515 |
MHNW n:1931 |
MUNHW n:103 |
MHO n:4801 |
MUHO n:2680 |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||
| Age (years) | 45.00 ± 5.89 | 44.05 ± 6.09a | 47.49 ± 5.31b,a,c | 44.44 ± 5.74c | 46.59 ± 5.68d,a,c | < 0.001* | |
| Weight(kg) | 76.28 ± 13.55 | 62.13 ± 8.50a,c,d | 63.28 ± 7.99b,c,d | 78.25 ± 11.24c,a,d | 83.43 ± 12.76d,a,c | < 0.001* | |
| Height(cm) | 162.81 ± 9.32 | 165.82 ± 9.46a | 163.50 ± 8.75b,a,d | 162.44 ± 9.18c,a,d | 161.27 ± 8.99d | < 0.001* | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.82 ± 4.89 | 22.53 ± 1.8 
|
23.59 ± 1.3 
|
29.65 ± 3.6 
|
32.07 ± 4.1 
|
< 0.001* | |
| WC (cm) | 93.09 ± 11.08 | 80.21 ± 7.11a | 86.62 ± 6.39b | 94.10 ± 8.71c | 100.78 ± 8.93d | < 0.001* | |
| HC (cm) | 104.96 ± 8.81 | 95.74 ± 5.01a,c,d | 96.19 ± 4.17b,c,d | 106.46 ± 7.34c | 109.26 ± 8.60d | < 0.001* | |
| SBP (mmHg) | 110.99 ± 15.78 | 104.32 ± 13.55a | 117.27 ± 18.44b,a,c | 108.83 ± 13.33c | 119.43 ± 17.55d,a,c | < 0.001* | |
| DBP (mmHg) | 72.98 ± 9.67 | 68.56 ± 8.60a | 75.83 ± 10.94b | 72.04 ± 8.66c | 77.75 ± 10.07d | < 0.001* | |
| FBG (mg/dl) | Mean ± SD | 95.98 ± 29.22 | 88.08 ± 17.30 | 122.25 ± 53.54 | 90.10 ± 18.80 | 111.20 ± 41.36 | < 0.001** |
| Median (IQR) | 89 (17) | 85.50 (14) | 103.00 (31) | 88.00 (13) | 100.00 (27) | ||
| TC (mg/dl) | 190.91 ± 38.80 | 180.38 ± 34.91a | 197.73 ± 37.00b,a | 190.33 ± 36.89c,a,d | 199.27 ± 42.72d,a,c | < 0.001* | |
| TG (mg/dl) | Mean ± SD | 149.23 ± 84.09 | 117.46 ± 54.85 | 205.40 ± 75.62 | 130.46 ± 62.11 | 203.65 ± 106.69 | < 0.001** |
| Median (IQR) | 123 (74) | 104.00 (36) | 196.00 (94) | 112.00 (42) | 180.00 (97) | ||
| LDL-C (mg/dl) | 114.79 ± 34.00 | 108.27 ± 31.56a | 117.78 ± 33.80b,a | 116.00 ± 33.00c,a | 117.20 ± 36.79d,a | < 0.001* | |
| HDL-C(mg/dl) | 45.85 ± 10.97 | 48.19 ± 10.97a, b,d | 38.30 ± 8.09b | 47.78 ± 10.91c,a,d | 40.99 ± 8.90d | < 0.001* | |
Abbreviations: SD standard deviation, MHNW Metabolically Healthy Normal Weight, MUHNW Metabolically Unhealthy Normal Weight, MHO Metabolically Healthy Obese, MUHO Metabolically Unhealthy Obese, WC waist circumference, HC hip circumference, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FBG fasting blood glucose, TC Total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, LDL low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
*P-value of the comparison between groups
*p One Way ANOVA. **p Kruskal–Wallis
aSignificant difference between MHNW, MUHNW, MHO and MUHO
bSignificant difference between MUHNW, MHNW, MHO and MUHO
cSignificant difference between MHO, MHNW, MUHNW and MUHO
dSignificant difference between MUHO, MHNW, MUHNW and MHO
bacSignificant difference between MUHNW, MHNW and MHO
dacSignificant difference between MUHO, MHNW and MHO
acdSignificant difference between MHNW, MHO and MUHNW
acSignificant difference between MHNW and MHO
daSignificant difference between MUHNW and MHNW