Table 2.
General characteristics of the three study groups identified by sc abdominal AT ENPP1 mRNA tertiles
| AT-ENPP1 ≤ 0.75 | AT-ENPP1 > 0.75 ≤ 1.5 | AT-ENPP1 >1.5 | ANOVA P valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ||||
| n | 23 | 20 | 32 | |
| Age (yr) | 26 ± 5 | 25 ± 3 | 28 ± 4 | 0.027 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.1 ± 3.3 | 25.4 ± 4.7 | 24.8 ± 3.9 | 0.874 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 83 ± 18 | 80 ± 19 | 87 ± 8 | 0.176 |
| Body fat (% of total body weight) | 20.8 ± 7.0 | 22.8 ± 8.9 | 20.5 ± 6.6 | 0.661 |
| Subcutaneous fat (% of total body weight) | 2.8 ± 1.5 | 3.3 ± 1.6 | 3.3 ± 1.5 | 0.488 |
| Intraperitoneal fat (% of total body weight) | 1.0 ± 0.5 | 1.1 ± 0.5 | 1.3 ± 0.5 | 0.271 |
| Plasma total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 164 ± 24 | 173 ± 36 | 170 ± 31 | 0.734 |
| Plasma HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 41 ± 11 | 41 ± 11 | 41 ± 10 | 0.976 |
| Plasma triglyceride (mg/dl) | 89 ± 50 | 94 ± 57 | 99 ± 57 | 0.773 |
| Plasma adiponectin (mg/ml) | 18.7 ± 9.3 | 20 ± 12 | 13 ± 11 | 0.004 |
| hs-CRP (mg/liter) | 0.65 ± 0.65 | 0.61 ± 1.1 | 0.90 ± 0.89 | 0.076 |
| IL-6 (pg/ml) | 1.38 ± 1.76 | 1.07 ± 0.95 | 1.07 ± 0.59 | 0.682 |
| Plasma TNF-α (pg/ml) | 1.195 ± 0.735 | 1.686 ± 1.575 | 1.176 ± 0.930 | 0.569 |
| Rd (mg/min · kg of body weight) | 8.1 ± 2.4 | 6.4 ± 2.1 | 6.8 ± 3.0 | 0.146 |
| Women | ||||
| n | 22 | 24 | 13 | |
| Age (yr) | 28.6 ± 5.8 | 27.8 ± 7.8 | 29.8 ± 7.2 | 0.562 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.1 ± 11.8 | 26.8 ± 5.9 | 27.6 ± 7.6 | 0.822 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 67 ± 16 | 70 ± 23 | 60 ± 20 | 0.401 |
| Body fat (% of total body weight) | 24.8 ± 8.8 | 31.1 ± 8.6 | 29.4 ± 10.4 | 0.077 |
| Subcutaneous fat (% of total body weight) | 3.4 ± 1.7 | 5.0 ± 2.8 | 4.1 ± 2.4 | 0.279 |
| Intraperitoneal fat (% of total body weight) | 0.8 ± 0.4 | 0.7 ± 0.4 | 0.8 ± 0.5 | 0.930 |
| Plasma total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 167 ± 35 | 174 ± 35 | 162 ± 28 | 0.576 |
| Plasma HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 51 ± 14 | 55 ± 15 | 49 ± 15 | 0.487 |
| Plasma triglyceride (mg/dl) | 98 ± 46 | 81 ± 34 | 89 ± 50 | 0.487 |
| Plasma adiponectin (mg/ml) | 28.2 ± 9.6 | 26.4 ± 13.7 | 17 ± 9 | 0.150 |
| hs-CRP (mg/liter) | 1.5 ± 2.1 | 0.9 ± 0.9 | 24 ± 31 | 0.467 |
| IL-6 (pg/ml) | 0.660 ± 0.308 | 1.180 ± 0.879 | 1.006 ± 0.685 | 0.338 |
| Plasma TNF-α (pg/ml) | 0.943 ± 0.551 | 0.908 ± 0.727 | 1.159 ± 0.499 | 0.284 |
| Rd (mg/min · kg of body weight) | 6.7 ± 2.6 | 6.4 ± 2.1 | 6.6 ± 2.4 | 0.988 |
The data are shown as means ± sd.
a
P values are based on one-way ANOVA of the natural logarithm of the variable.