Table 3.
Cardiometabolic risk factors in relation with cutoff of points for waist circumference measured at the umbilical line
| Cutoff WC UL a | p-value b | Cutoff WC UL a | p-value b | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 88.8 cm (n = 120) | ≥ 88.8 cm (n = 180) | < 93.4 cm (n = 173) | ≥ 93.4 cm (n = 127) | |||
| Glucose (mg/dl) | 85 (81–93)c | 90 (85–97) | < 0.001 | 87 (82–93) | 90 (85–97) | < 0.001 |
| HOMA-IR | 0.74 (0.52-1.05) | 1.58 (1.09-2.22) | < 0.001 | 0.84 (0.61-1.17) | 1.76 (1.23-2.49) | < 0.001 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 206.1 ± 38.0 | 220.0 ± 41.9 | 0.004 | 206.1 ± 36.4 | 225.7 ± 44.0 | < 0.001 |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | 48 (41–57) | 43 (37–50) | < 0.001 | 46 (40–55) | 42 (37–50) | 0.004 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 90 (70–127) | 136 (101–208) | < 0.001 | 99 (72–139) | 143 (107–246) | < 0.001 |
| Atherogenic index | 4.15 (3.46-4.97) | 4.93 (4.27-5.92) | < 0.001 | 4.37 (3.59-5.10) | 5.05 (4.30-6.42) | < 0.001 |
| Triglycerides/HDL-C | 1.85 (1.36-2.74) | 3.31 (2.11-4.90) | < 0.001 | 2.06 (1.52-3.31) | 3.56 (2.35-5.79) | < 0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 122.1 ± 13.1 | 128.7 ± 13.6 | < 0.001 | 129.3 ± 13.6 | 123.8 ± 13.5 | 0.001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 77.5 ± 9.0 | 83.4 ± 9.5 | < 0.001 | 78.8 ± 9.2 | 84.1 ± 9.6 | < 0.001 |
WCUL: Waist circumference at the umbilical line; HDL-C: high density lipoprotein cholesterol; HOMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment insulin resistance; n: number of subjects.
apercentage of body fat cutoff points suggested as for the best sensitivity and specificity relation (see Table 2).
bp-values from Student t-test or Mann–Whitney test.
cData are mean ± SD or median and interquartile range.