Table 2.
Descriptive characteristics of participants
| Male (n = 255) | Female (n = 273) | Total (n = 528) | Male vs Female | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (IQR) | Min-Max | Median (IQR) | Min-Max | Median (IQR) | Min-Max | p-value | |
| Age (years) | 38 (19) | 20–65 | 39 (21) | 18–64 | 39 (20) | 18–65 | 0.986* |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.87 (5.66) | 16.29–34.94 | 26.10 (6.25) | 17.10–38.05 | 25.46 (5.96) | 16.29–38.05 | 0.000† |
| LAP | 29.52 (40.95) | 0.00–388.87 | 23.97 (29.69) | 3.30–205.54 | 26.94 (35.96) | 0.00–388.87 | 0.055* |
| VAI | 1.51 (1.45) | 0.26–21.66 | 1.35 (1.13) | 0.42–20.42 | 1.43 (1.22) | 0.26–21.66 | 0.163* |
| WC (cm) | 90 (15) | 65–124 | 86 (16) | 64–115 | 89 (17) | 64–124 | 0.000† |
| SBP (mmHg) | 127 (18) | 94–167 | 118 (20) | 77–194 | 123.5 (20) | 77–194 | 0.000† |
| DBP (mmHg) | 81 (12) | 56–101 | 79 (14) | 57–112 | 80 (14) | 56–112 | 0.003† |
| FPG (mmol/L) | 4.9 (0.8) | 3.0–15.6 | 4.8 (0.7) | 3.3–19.5 | 4.9 (0.8) | 3.0–19.5 | 0.022† |
| TC (mmol/L) | 4.7 (1.2) | 2.3–8.2 | 4.6 (1.2) | 2.6–7.7 | 4.6 (1.1) | 2.3–8.2 | 0.732* |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.1 (0.3) | 0.5–2.0 | 1.2 (0.3) | 0.3–2.4 | 1.1 (0.3) | 0.3–2.4 | 0.000† |
| cLDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.9 (1.1) | 1.0–5.8 | 2.9 (1.0) | 1.1–5.4 | 2.9 (1.0) | 1.0–5.8 | 0.650* |
| mLDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.9 (1.1) | 0.9–5.8 | 2.8 (1.0) | 1.3–5.2 | 2.8 (1.1) | 0.9–5.8 | 0.141* |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.2 (0.90) | 0.32–10.51 | 0.9 (0.61) | 0.33–4.78 | 1.05 (0.75) | 0.32–10.51 | 0.000† |
| UA (mmol/L) | 0.35 (0.10) | 0.18–0.64 | 0.27 (0.08) | 0.13–0.47 | 0.31 (0.11) | 0.13–0.64 | 0.000† |
| ALP (U/L) | 86 (35) | 34–179 | 84 (38) | 31–191 | 85 (37) | 31–191 | 0.497* |
| ALT (U/L) | 21 (14) | 8–96 | 14 (9) | 6–123 | 18 (11) | 6–123 | 0.000† |
| AST (U/L | 25 (8) | 14–73 | 21 (6) | 11–102 | 23 (7) | 11–102 | 0.000† |
| GGT (U/L) | 31 (24) | 9–701 | 21 (12) | 7–211 | 25 (19) | 7–701 | 0.000† |
| hsCRP (mg/L) | 0.99 (2.05) | 0.20–36.25 | 1.65 (3.19) | 0.20–60.75 | 1.31 (2.63) | 0.20–60.80 | 0.000† |
Abbreviations ALP Alkaline phosphatase, ALT Alanine aminotransferase, AST Aspartate aminotransferase, BMI Body Mass Index, BP Blood pressure, CVD Cardiovascular disease, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, F Female, FPG Fasting plasma glucose, GGT Gama glutamyl transferase, HDL-C High density lipoprotein cholesterol, hsCRP Highly sensitive C-reactive protein, LAP Lipid accumulation product, cLDL-C calculated low density lipoprotein cholesterol, mLDL-C measured low density lipoprotein cholesterol, M-Male SBP-Systolic blood pressure, TGs Triglycerides, VAI Visceral adiposity index, UA Uric acid, WC Waist circumference
*comparison of medians
†comparison of mean ranks