Table 1.

Mean comparisons of anthropometric characteristics of the overweight and obese groups with the normal control group.

VARIABLES	Control Lean (n = 115) mean ± SE	Overweight (n = 68) mean ± SE	Obese (n = 146) mean ± SE	P value
Age (yr)
M	25.9 ± 0.7	27.3 ± 0.67	26.7 ± 0.73	0. 056
F	24.5 ± 0.5	24.4 ± 0.7	26.7 ± 0.54
T	24.90 ± 0.44	25.56 ± 0.54	26.70 ± 0.43
BMI (kg/m2)
M	21.27 ± 0.34	26.4 ± 0.27	32.9 ± 0.8	0.0001
F	21.4 ± 0.20	27.3 ± 0.2	35.8 ± 0.6
T	21.33 ± 0.189	26.93 ± 0.170	34.89 ± 0.50
Waist (cm)
M	74.2 ± 1.53	86.1 ± 1.4	110.5 ± 2.2	0.0001
F	67.3 ± 0.9	84.4 ± 1.23	100.6 ± 1.38
T	70.82 ± 0.79	85.13 ± 0.93	103.72 ± 1.23
Hip (cm)
M	97.6 ± 1.2	100.8 ± 1.17	122.2 ± 2.0	0.0001
F	95.5 ± 0.8	102.2 ± 1.1	118.5 ± 1.4
T	96.13 ± 0.68	102.22 ± 0.821	119.68 ± 1.148
W/H Ratio
M	0.76 ± 0.02	0.86 ± 0.01	0.90 ± 0.01	0.0001
F	0.72 ± 0.01	0.82 ± 0.02	0.85 ± 0.007
T	0.73 ± 0.006	0.84 ± 0.006	0.87 ± 0.006

NOTE: Values are mean ± SEM. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; W/H, waist hip ratio; M= Male; F= Female; T= Total.