Table 3.
Correlation between CIMT and different parameters in MHO subjects.
| Characteristics | MHO (n = 75) | |
|---|---|---|
| r | P | |
| Age (years) | 0.57 | <0.001* |
| BMI (kg/m²) | 0.40 | <0.001* |
| WC (cm) | 0.54 | <0.001* |
| SBP (mmHg) | 0.30 | 0.01* |
| DBP (mmHg) | 0.07 | 0.55 |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 0.17 | 0.14 |
| Fasting insulin (µIU/mL) | 0.27 | 0.02* |
| HOMA-IR | 0.26 | 0.02* |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 0.23 | 0.05 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 0.26 | 0.02* |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | −0.18 | 0.13 |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | 0.24 | 0.03* |
| hs-CRP (mg/L) | 0.09 | 0.46 |
| IGF-1 (ng/mL) | −0.47 | <0.001* |
CIMT: carotid intima media thickness, MHO: metabolically healthy obese, BMI: body mass index, WC: waist circumference, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, HDL-C: high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C: low density lipoprotein cholesterol, hs-CRP: high sensitivity C-reactive protein, and IGF-1: insulin-like growth factor-1. *P is significant if <0.05.