Table 1.
Anthropometric characteristics of normal-weight, overweight, and obese male and female subjects (from [28]).
| Variables | Normal weight (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 | 24.50 ± 0.50 | 24.4 ± 0.70 | 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 | 32.90 ± 0.80 | 0.0001 |
| F | 21.4 ± 0.20 | 27.3 ± 0.20 | 35.80 ± 0.60 | |
| T | 21.33 ± 0.19 | 26.93 ± 0.17 | 34.89 ± 0.50 | |
| Waist (cm) | ||||
| M | 74.20 ± 1.53 | 86.10 ± 1.40 | 110.50 ± 2.20 | 0.0001 |
| F | 67.30 ± 0.90 | 84.40 ± 1.23 | 100.60 ± 1.38 | |
| T | 70.82 ± 0.79 | 85.13 ± 0.93 | 103.72 ± 1.23 | |
| Hip (cm) | ||||
| M | 97.60 ± 1.20 | 100.80 ± 1.17 | 122.20 ± 2.00 | 0.0001 |
| F | 95.50 ± 0.80 | 102.20 ± 1.10 | 118.50 ± 1.40 | |
| T | 96.13 ± 0.68 | 102.22 ± 0.82 | 119.68 ± 1.15 | |
| 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.