Table 1.
Participant characteristics according to gender
| Total (Mean ± SD) (n = 100) |
Male (Mean ± SD) (n = 48) |
Female (Mean ± SD) (n = 52) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 55.98 ± 8.83 | 56.60 ± 9.40 | 55.40 ± 8.33 | NSa |
| FPG (mmol/L) | 5.11 ± 0.60 | 5.19 ± 0.70 | 5.03 ± 0.49 | NSb |
| HbA1c (IFCC) (mmol/mol) | 34.60 ± 3.55 | 34.83 ± 3.86 | 34.38 ± 3.25 | NSb |
| UA (mmol/L) | 0.32 ± 0.07 | 0.35 ± 0.07 | 0.28 ± 0.06 | P < 0.001b |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.23 ± 0.62 | 1.38 ± 0.75 | 1.09 ± 0.45 | NSa |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 3.24 ± 0.99 | 3.32 ± 0.9 | 3.17 ± 1.05 | NSa |
| HDL–C (mmol/L) | 1.65 ± 0.51 | 1.36 ± 0.31 | 1.92 ± 0.50 | P < 0.001a |
| TC (mmol/L) | 5.51 ± 1.15 | 5.41 ± 1.08 | 5.60 ± 1.21 | NSa |
| CRP (mg/L) | 1.42 ± 1.30 | 1.33 ± 1.28 | 1.51 ± 1.32 | NSa |
| IL-6 (pmol/L) | 2.67 ± 1.96 | 2.57 ± 1.99 | 2.75 ± 1.94 | NSa |
| TNF-α (pmol/L) | 8.13 ± 2.41 | 8.31 ± 2.48 | 7.97 ± 2.35 | NSa |
| Estimated GFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) | 80.36 ± 9.91 | 81.34 ± 9.12 | 79.48 ± 10.58 | NSa |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.24 ± 4.58 | 26.31 ± 4.02 | 26.17 ± 5.11 | NSa |
| Android to gynoid fat ratio | 1.13 ± 0.32 | 1.32 ± 0.30 | 0.95 ± 0.23 | P < 0.001b |
| VAT fat mass (g) | 953.12 ± 798.26 | 1277.25 ± 870.96 | 672.63 ± 610 | P < 0.001a |
| SAT fat mass (g) | 1314.44 ± 673.77 | 1009.14 ± 476.72 | 1601.78 ± 708.85 | P < 0.001a |
aComparisons made using Mann-Whitney U Test
bComparisons made using the Independent T Test