Table 1.
Clinical characteristic
| Parameter | Obese (n=56) |
Non-obese (n=14) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yrs) | 42 ± 12 | 35 ± 10 | 0.051 |
| Female (%) | 86 | 50 | <0.05 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 43 ± 7 | 25.7 ± 2 | <0.0001 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 117 ± 12 | 74 ± 8 | <0.0001 |
| Weight (kg) | 120 ± 18 | 74 ± 8 | <0.0001 |
| Insulin (mIU/mL) | 17.5 ± 19 | 7.2 ± 4 | <0.05 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 108 ± 77 | 89 ± 13 | 0.37 |
| HbA1C (%) | 6.2 ± 1.8 | 5.5 ± 1 | <0.05 |
| HOMA-IR | 4.6 ± 8.4 | 1.6 ± 1 | <0.0001 |
| hsCRP (mg/dL) | 11.6 ± 8.6 | 1.4 ± 1 | <0.0001 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 117 ± 78 | 95 ± 44 | 0.09 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 46 ± 11 | 52 ± 16 | 0.23 |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | 116 ± 26 | 115 ± 33 | 0.81 |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 126 ± 14 | 123 ± 13 | 0.40 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 73 ± 14 | 72 ± 11 | 0.81 |
| Diabetes mellitus (%) | 27 | 0 | <0.05 |
| Hypertension (%) | 39 | 7 | <0.05 |
| Hypercholesterolemia (%) | 20 | 14 | 0.50 |
Data are mean ± SD.