Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of study subjects stratified by sex, abdominal visceral fat, and adiponectin
| Normal AVF | High AVF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal ADIPO | Low ADIPO | Normal ADIPO | Low ADIPO | |
| WOMEN | ||||
| N | 211 | 83 | 189 | 131 |
| Age (years) | 51 ± 9 | 49 ± 9 | 56 ± 8*† | 52 ± 8†‡ |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25(23 – 28) | 26(24–29)* | 30(27 – 33)*† | 31(28–34)*† |
| SBP (mmHg) | 106(97–118) | 103(99–111) | 113(105–124)*† | 111(105–123)*† |
| DBP (mmHg) | 67(62 – 73) | 66(60–71) | 71(66 – 76)*† | 70(65–76)*† |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.98 ± 0.75 | 3.13 ± 0.98 | 3.16 ± 0.83 | 2.98 ± 0.83 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.47 ± 0.36 | 1.27 ± 0.34* | 1.32 ± 0.36* | 1.14 ± 0.31*‡ |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.25(0.95–1.6) | 1.59(1.2–2.1)* | 1.65(1.3 – 2.2)* | 1.76(1.4–2.3)* |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 4.66(4.4–4.9) | 4.77(4.5–5.1) | 5.05(4.7 – 5.3)*† | 5.05(4.7–5.4)*† |
| HOMA-IR | 2.5(2.0–3.4) | 3.6(2.4–4.7)* | 4.3(3.2 – 5.9)*† | 5.0(3.9–6.9) *†‡ |
| hs-CRP (nmol/L) | 10.5(5.7–21.9) | 12.4(6.7–31.4) | 23.8(12.4 – 39.0)*† | 28.6(12.4–45.7)*† |
| MEN | ||||
| N | 157 | 77 | 204 | 165 |
| Age (years) | 51 ± 11 | 48 ± 9 | 55 ± 10*† | 52 ± 8† |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25(23–27) | 26(25–29)* | 29(27 – 32)*† | 29(27–32)*† |
| SBP (mmHg) | 112(106–119) | 115(107–124) | 121(111–133)*† | 119(112–127)*† |
| DBP (mmHg) | 69(65–75) | 72(68–76)* | 75(70 – 82)*† | 75(70–81)*† |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.98 ± 0.70 | 3.03 ± 0.75 | 3.19 ± 0.85 | 3.16 ± 0.93 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.19 ± 0.28 | 1.04 ± 0.28* | 1.06 ± 0.26* | 0.98 ± 0.23*‡ |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.34(0.97–2.0) | 1.68(1.2–2.5)* | 1.90(1.5 – 2.6)*† | 2.07(1.56–3.01)*†‡ |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 4.83(4.7–5.2) | 5.05(4.7–5.3)* | 5.05(4.7 – 5.4)* | 5.16(4.9–5.4)*† |
| HOMA-IR | 2.5(1.9–3.3) | 3.2(2.2–4.8)* | 4.3(3.0 – 5.7)*† | 5.1(3.4–6.7) *†‡ |
| hs-CRP (nmol/L) | 8.6(4.8 – 16.2) | 9.5(5.7 – 18.1) | 13.3(7.6 – 25.7)*† | 15.2(8.6–28.6)*† |
Mean ± SD or median (interquartil range); ANOVA or Kruskal-Wallis. *p < 0.05 vs. normal AVF/ normal ADIPO; †p < 0.05 vs. normal AVF/low ADIPO; ‡p < 0.05 vs. high AVF/normal ADIPO. AVF = Abdominal visceral fat; ADIPO = Adiponectin; BMI = Body mass index; SBP = Systolic blood pressure; DBP = Diastolic blood pressure; LDL-C = Low density lipoprotein cholesterol cholesterol; HDL-C = High density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG = Triglycerides; hs-CRP = High sensitivity C-reactive protein.