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. 2014 May 22;14:487. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-487

Table 5.

Studied variables of the subjects according to BMI categories

 
Body mass index (Kg/m 2 )
  BMI < 25 n = 263   25 ≤ BMI < 30 n = 245   BMI ≥ 30 n = 113
Age (Years)
44.0 (SD = 13.6)
 
51.4 (SD = 10.4)
 
52.4 (SD = 10.2)
p
 
<0.001
 
0.765
 
Fasting glucose (mg/dl)
89.2 (SD = 10.9)
 
96.0 (SD = 15.8)
 
99.0 (SD = 14.8)
p
 
<0.001
 
0.132
 
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)
198.2 (SD = 40.5)
 
210.4 (SD = 39.5)
 
211.1 (SD = 37.1)
p
 
0.001
 
0.986
 
Triglycerides (mg/dl)
99.5 (SD = 55.1)
 
131.9 (SD = 81.0)
 
155.0 (SD = 120.8)
p
 
<0.001
 
0.032
 
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)
62.7 (SD = 15.3)
 
56.1 (SD = 13.8)
 
55.4 (SD = 13.3)
p
 
<0.001
 
0.913
 
Waist circumference (cm)
82.1 (SD = 9.7)
 
95.3 (SD = 8.9)
 
107.3 (SD = 11.0)
p
 
<0.001
 
<0.001
 
SBP (mm Hg)
121.9 (SD = 15.3)
 
128.6 (SD = 15.7)
 
134.4 (SD = 15.8)
p
 
<0.001
 
0.003
 
DBP (mm Hg)
74.3 (SD = 10.2)
 
78.6 (SD = 9.5)
 
80.1 (SD = 10.7)
p
 
<0.001
 
0.396
 
CVRSCORE (%)
1.0 (SD = 1.3)
 
1.8 (SD = 2.1)
 
1.8 (SD = 2.0)
p
 
<0.001
 
0.991
 
CVR REGICOR (%)
2.6 (SD = 1.7)
 
3.7 (SD = 2.5)
 
3.8 (SD = 2.4)
p   <0.001   0.964  

p ≤ 0.05 is considered to be statistically significant.

Data are expressed as means (Standard Deviation).

BMI body mass index; SBP systolic blood pressure; DBP diastolic blood pressure; CVR cardiovascular.