Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of normal weight and overweight groups. Means ± SD are shown.

Variable	Normal weight (N=26)	Overweight (N=28)
Age (yr)	23.3 ± 2.7	24.1 ± 3.7
Height (cm)	171.4 ± 8.7	171.8 ± 8.4
Weight (kg)	64.9 ± 10.8	100.4 ± 24.2*
BMI (kg/m2)	22.0 ± 2.3	34.0 ± 7.4 *
Waist circumference (cm)	73.1 ± 7.1	101.0 ± 15.5 *
WHR	0.76 ± 0.05	0.85 ± 0.09 *
Body fat (%)	21.1 ± 6.3	39.2 ± 7.6 *
Body fat mass (kg)	13.6 ± 12.1	43.5 ± 17.1 *
Body fat free mass (kg)	51.1 ± 12.2	56.1 ± 10.4 *
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	4.1 ± 0.6	4.2 ± 1.0
HDL-C (mmol/L)	1.5 ± 0.3	1.2 ± 0.3 *
LDL-C (mmol/L)	2.3 ± 0.6	2.5 ± 0.8
Glucose (mmol/L)	4.4 ± 0.4	4.8 ± 0.9 *
HbA1c (%)	5.0 ± 0.2	5.0 ± 0.3
Weight gain within 1 year (kg)	0.2 ± 4.7	2.4 ± 12.2 *

^*different from non-obese group at p<0.05

BMI = body mass index, WHR = waist to hip ratio, HDL-C = high density lipoprotein, LDL = low density lipoprotein, HbA₁c = glycated hemoglobin