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. 2015 Dec;15(4):1161–1169. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v15i4.15

Table 1.

Changes in biochemical and anthropometric indices between BMI classifications

Variables Normal
(n=30)
Overweight
(n=30)
Obese
(n=30)
p
Mean SD  Mean SD  Mean SD 
Age (year) 31.8 6.9 36.5 10.0 36.1 8.7 a, b, c p<0.05
BMI (kg/m2) 22.1 2.1 26.4 1.3 33.1 3.2 a, b, c p<0.05
WC (cm) 78.6 7.5 88.9 6.7 103.6 10.7 a, b, c p<0.05
DBP 72.3 7.3 72.0 9.0 82.5 7.4 b, c p<0.05
SBP 109.3 8.3 108.3 11.8 124.8 12.1 b, c p<0.05
Fat mass (kg) 15.1 3.8 21.4 5.8 34.9 6.6 a, b, c p<0.05
Fat mass (%) 22.8 5.8 28.8 5.6 33.8 5.4 a, b, c p<0.05
Fasting glucose (mg/dL) 90.2 8.1 93.6 8.0 96.4 9.9 b p<0.05
TC (mg/dL) 172.7 29.4 183.5 37.6 196.4 40.3 b p<0.05
LDL-C (mg/dL) 106.3 24.0 125.8 33.0 133.5 35.6 a, b p<0.05
HDL-C (mg/dL) 52.9 12.3 44.6 13.3 44.2 8.8 a, b p<0.05
TG (mg/dL) 90.2 44.0 142.5 61.9 127.0 65.9 a, b p<0.05
Fasting insulin (µU/ mL) 7.0 2.9 8.1 3.0 12.8 3.9 b, c p<0.05
HOMA-IR ratio 1.6 0.7 1.9 0.7 3.1 1.1 b, c p<0.05
HbA1C (%) 5.2 0.5 5.3 0.5 5.7 0.7 b, c p<0.05
25(OH)D (µg/L) 27.5 8.3 21.3 5.8 16.2 4.4 a, c p<0.05
Blood Ca (mg/dL) 9.5 0.4 9.3 0.3 9.3 0.3 b p<0.05
PTH (pg/mL) 40.1 16.8 42.5 15.0 52.8 23.0 b, c p<0.05

BMI, body mass index;WC, waist circumference; BP, blood pressure; HDL-C, high density lipoproteincholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein-cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; Ca, calcium; and PTH, parathyroid hormone.

a

significant diffrences between normal weight and overweight (p<0.05).

b

significant diffrences between normal weight and obese (p<0.05).

c

significant diffrences between overweight and obese (p<0.05).