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Published in final edited form as: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2014 Jan 23;34(3):669–675. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.113.303027

Table 4.

Baseline characteristics of the subjects according to obesity degree

	NW (n=27)	OW (n=20)	OB (n=48)
BMI (Kg/m²)	23.0 (16.7–24.9)	26.7 (25.2–29.1)^α	34.5 (30.0–54.7)^α ^γ
Age (years)	36±15	45±14^*	46±11^α
Gender (W/M)	18/9	11/9	34/14
Waist circumf (cm)	78±11	95±7^α	107±10^α ^γ
TG (mmol/l)	1.0 (0.4–2.9)	1.8 (0.5–4.6)^α	2.1 (1.0–5.6)^α
Total-C (mmol/l)	4.7 (3.3–7.6)	6.2 (3.4–7.9)^α	5.2 (3.6–8.1)
LDL-C (mmol/l)	2.8±1.1	4.1±1.2^α	3.5±0.8^α
HDL-C (mmol/l)	1.6±0.4	1.2±0.4^α	1.0±0.2^α
apoA-I (g/l)	1.8±0.4	1.6±0.3	1.4±0.2^α
apoB-100 (g/l)	0.9±0.3	1.1±0.3^*	1.0±0.3^*
Glucose (mmol/l)	4.78 (3.9–5.4)	5.3 (4.4–6.6)^α	5.5 (4.4–7.0)^α
Insulin (pmol/l)	32.5 (13.9–66.7)	43.0 (13.9–147.2)^α	76.4 (27.1–479.2)^γ
HOMA-IR	0.9 (0.3–2.0)	1.4 (0.5–15.6)^*	2.7 (0.9–20.6)^α ^γ
TG/ HDL-C	1.5 (0.7–7.9)	3.6 (0.5–15.7)	4.4 (2.1–16.2)^α
FFA(mmol/l)	0.5 (0.1–0.8)	0.6 (0.1–1.1)	0.6 (0.3–1.1)
Adiponectin (µg/ml)	12.6 (7.0–28.2)	7.3 (1.9–20.6)^α	5.6 (1.9–16.4)^α
hs-CRP (mg/l)	1.3(0.1–11.7)	2.3 (0.2–6.2)	3.4 (0.3–29.7)^*

Data are expressed as mean±SD or median (range) for skewed distributed data. W indicates women; M, men; BMI, body mass index; Total-C, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; apoA-I, apolipoprotein A-I; apoB, apolipoprotein B; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance index; FFA, free fatty acids; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein. vs NW

p<0.05

^α

p<0.01; vs OW

^β

p<0.05

^γ

p<0.01.