Table 2.
Cardiovascular and lipid profile of the study participants by weight status groups after adjustment for age
| Cardiovascular and lipid profile | Normal-weight (N=29) | Overweight (N=49) | Obese (N=73) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 124.3(3.5)a | 128.3(2.7)b | 138.0(2.2)ab | 0.001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 68.1(1.9) a | 70.7(1.4) | 74.6(1.1) a | 0.008 |
| Resting heart rate (bpm) | 74.2(1.9) | 74.2(1.5) | 77.6(1.2) | 0.136 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 99.9(9.8) | 106.4(7.4) | 116.3(5.8) | 0.288 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 184.7(7.5) | 191.7(5.5) | 193.5(4.3) | 0.589 |
| HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 52.0(2.6) | 50.1(1.9) | 47.1(1.5) | 0.188 |
| LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 114.2(6.8) | 120.7(5.1) | 121.0(3.9) | 0.671 |
| Total cholesterol/HDL cholesterol index | 3.7(0.3) | 4.0(0.2) | 4.5(0.2) | 0.054 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 92.2(13.5) | 104.3(10.0) | 127.4(7.8) | 0.041 |
| Metabolic syndrome presence (%)* | 14 | 56 | 72 | <0.001 |
Values expressed as mean (standard error), otherwise indicated; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein.
a,b
Common superscripts in a same row indicate a significant difference (P<0.05) between the groups with the same letter. Pair wise comparisons were performed with Bonferroni's adjustment.
*
Chi Squared test was used to analyze differences