Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics for Males and Females (mean ± SD)
| Characteristic | Males n=57 |
Females n=91 |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yrs) | 55±8 | 52±10 | 0.03 |
| Ethnicity (C/B/A/H) | 44/8/2/3 | 67/5/8/11 | 0.19 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 32.0±2.9 | 30.6±3.3 | 0.008 |
| Body Fat (%) | 35.6±4.3 | 43.1±4.6 | <0.001 |
| Waist Circumference (cm) | 109±8 | 99±10 | <0.001 |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 129±14 | 122±16 | 0.008 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 78±8 | 70±8 | <0.001 |
| Total-C (mg/dL) | 180±36 | 198±35 | 0.004 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL)a | 150±90 | 109±54 | 0.009 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 42±10 | 56±17 | <0.001 |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | 110±32 | 122±29 | 0.03 |
| Fasting Glucose (mg/dL) | 102±10 | 98±10 | 0.03 |
| SSPG (mg/dL) | 183±70 | 160±90 | 0.04 |
| % small cells | 53±11 | 54±12 | 0.47 |
| Mean diameter (um) | 67±8 | 72±10 | 0.001 |
| Peak diameter (um) | 104.9±11.6 | 115.5±16.2 | <0.001 |
| Cell numbera | 1.3E11 ± 5.1E11 | 1.2E11 ± 1.0E11 | <0.001 |
a
Kruskall-Wallis test used for non-normally distributed data;
SSPG: Steady-state plasma glucose