Table 1. Sociodemographics, irisin and activity levels.
HC normal-weight (n = 49) | Obesity (n = 21) | Morbid-Obesity (n = 44) | Statistic | p | ||
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Academic level; % | Primary | 8.2% | 70.6% | 61.9% | χ2(df:4) = 43.65 | <0.001 |
Secondary | 38.8% | 23.5% | 31.0% | |||
University | 53.1% | 5.9% | 7.1% | |||
Education (years); | Range | 9 to 20 | 7 to 20 | 0 to 20 | F(df:3;110) = 35.33 | <0.001 |
Mean (SD) | 18.47 (2.52) | 11.76 (3.82) | 13.00 (4.70) | |||
Age (years); | Range | 19 to 46 | 26 to 68 | 22 to 63 | F(df:3;110) = 42.31 | <0.001 |
Mean (SD) | 29.04 (6.22) | 49.19 (11.69) | 42.25 (10.84) | |||
BMI (kg/m2); | Range | 18.97 to 24.61 | 30.79 to 39.11 | 40.35 to 59.52 | F(df:3;110) = 624.4 | <0.001 |
Mean (SD) | 21.61 (1.54) | 35.52 (2.40) | 46.32 (4.91) | |||
Body-fat (%); | Range | 18 to 35 | 34 to 50 | 38 to 53 | F(df:3;110) = 287.3 | <0.001 |
Mean (SD) | 26.57 (4.50) | 41.41 (3.84) | 46.55 (3.66) | |||
Irisin (ng/ml); | Range | 60.5 to 171.7 | 92.3 to 176.0 | 68.7 to 219.8 | F(df:3;110) = 20.86 | <0.001 |
Mean (SD) | 104.00 (24.32) | 122.38 (23.63) | 141.40 (32.96) | |||
Activity: MVPA; | Range | 14.0 to 154.2 | 9.0 to 151.5 | 3.7 to 126.8 | F(df:3;110) = 5.04 | 0.008 |
Mean (SD) | 71.37 (34.09) | 54.47 (43.82) | 47.40 (34.15) |
BMI: Body mass index. SD: standard deviation.