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. 2014 Mar 20;99(6):E1055–E1060. doi: 10.1210/jc.2013-3669

Table 1.

Comparison of Patient Characteristics Between T3 (Overall Adversity Score ≥ 16) and T1+T2 (Overall Adversity Score < 16) Groups

Total Population (n = 95) T1+T2 (Overall Adversity Score < 16) (n = 61) T3 (Overall Adversity Score ≥ 16) (n = 34) P Value
Age, y 46 (43–48) 45 (43–47) 47 (43–49) .21
Female, n, % 52 (54.7) 32 (42.6) 20 (58.8) .55
Race, African-American, n, %a 53 (56.4) 26 (42.6) 27 (81.8) <.001
Smoking, n, % 27 (28.4) 15 (24.6) 12 (35.3) .27
Bachelor's degree, n, %b 28 (31.5) 23 (39.7) 5 (16.1) .02
BDI ≥21 and/or psychiatric medication, n, %a 30 (31.6) 13 (22.4) 17 (63.0) .003
BMI, kg/m2b 28.9 (25.9–34.5) 28.2 (24.4–33.2) 30.7 (27.3–41.6) .02
Waist to hip ratio 0.88 (0.81–0.93) 0.85 (0.81–0.92) 0.89 (0.82–0.94) .21
Waist circumference, cma 99.3 (88.0–112.5) 92.8 (86.55–109.3) 104.65 (93.65–118.3) .002
Metabolic syndrome, n, % 25 (26.3) 14 (23.0) 11 (32.4) .32
AHEI 43.1 (35.1–52.3) 44.6 (35.9–55.8) 42.1 (33.7–49.2) .16
Physical activity, MET h/wk 11.0 (0–29.3) 13 (0–31.5) 9.3 (0–19.4) .12
Fasting glucose, ng/mL 90.6 (84.0–96.0) 90.5 (83.3–94.9) 90.8 (84.6–98.3) .43
Fasting insulin, ng/mL 5.8 (3.2–10.3) 5.1 (3.2–9.1) 7.6 (4.0–11.9) .22
Leptin, ng/mLa 22.8 (6.9–37.0) 14.2 (3.9–34.1) 33.9 (20.1–45.6) .001
Adiponectin, ng/mLb 7.5 (4.8–11.9) 9.1 (5.4–13.0) 6.6 (3.8–8.6) .03
Irisin, ng/mLb 171.8 (142.5–214.2) 161.2 (137.8–190.4) 203.7 (163.9–220.5) .02
CRP, mg/dLb 1.6 (0.6–3.7) 1.2 (0.5–3.0) 2.2 (1.0–4.5) .02

Data are presented in number (percentage) or median (interquartile range); value of P < .05 is in bold.

a

P < .01, Wilcoxon rank-sum test for continuous variables, χ2 test for categorical variables.

b

P < .05, Wilcoxon rank-sum test for continuous variables, χ2 test for categorical variables.