Table 2.

Characteristics of obese subjects according to BMI

	BMI (kg/m2)			pa
	25 ~ 26.9	27 ~29.9	≥ 30
Age (year)	28.9 ± 11.2	31.3 ± 10.54	33.1 ± 12.9	.123
Weight (kg)	64.7 ± 4.7	71.3 ± 6.2	84.5 ± 12.9	< 0.001
Height (cm)	158.3 ± 5.9	159.0 ± 5.9	160.8 ± 5.6	.029
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	184.3 ± 46.0	184.2 ± 36.6	189.0 ± 40.4	.728
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	117.0 ± 112.4	110.3 ±70.7	136.3 ± 112.8	.251
Fat mass (kg)	23.3 ± 2.3	26.6 ± 2.9	36.4 ± 8.1	< 0.001
PBF (%)	36.1 ± 2.7	37.0 ± 5.0	41.9 ± 4.3	< 0.001
WHR	0.89 ± 0.03	0.92 ± 0.03	0.99 ± .07	< 0.001

Values are means ± S.D.

BMI = body mass index, PBF = percentage of body fat, WHR = Waist-to-hip ratio.

^aBy one-way Anova analysis (among BMI groups).