Table 2. Anthropometric, clinical and biochemical characteristics of the Venado Tuerto population grouped according to the metabolic condition.
| A | ||||||
| Groups | Statistical analysis | |||||
| MHNO | MHO | MSO | ||||
| M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | P | r | 95%CI r | |
| Age (years)* | 42 ± 15 | 46 ± 15 | 51 ± 13 | < 0.001 | 4.44 | 3.00 / 5.87 |
| Males (%) | 33.0 | 37.8 | 33.1 | |||
| Females (%) | 67.0 | 62.2 | 66.9 | |||
| Height (cm)# | 164 ± 9 | 162 ± 12 | 163 ± 10 | NS | ||
| BMI (kg/m2)ᵗ | 24.55 ± 2.79 | 34.35 ± 5.39 | 36.78 ± 5.74 | < 0.001 | 6.23 | 5.77 / 6.68 |
| Waist circumference (cm)ᵗ | 86 ± 9 | 107 ± 10 | 114 ± 12 | < 0.001 | 13.81 | 12.77 / 14.86 |
| SBP (mmHg)ᵗ | 115 ± 19 | 125 ± 19 | 139 ± 22 | < 0.001 | 8.57 | 6.84 / 10.31 |
| DBP (mmHg)ᵗ | 70 ± 12 | 78 ± 14 | 85 ± 13 | < 0.001 | 5.81 | 4.66 / 6.96 |
| FPG (mg/dl)ᵗ | 91 ± 21 | 91 ± 8 | 114 ± 42 | < 0.001 | 10.11 | 7.19 / 13.02 |
| HDL-C (mg/dl)ᵗ | 55 ± 13 | 52 ± 11 | 45 ± 11 | < 0.001 | -5.88 | -7.08 / -4.68 |
| TG (mg/dl)ᵗ | 98 ± 48 | 99 ± 38 | 173 ± 99 | < 0.001 | 35.03 | 28.15 / 41.91 |
| HOMAᵗ | 2.00 ± 1.53 | 3.21 ± 2.64 | 6.10 ± 7.83 | < 0.001 | 1.93 | 1.57 / 2.28 |
| hs-CRP (mg/l)ᵗ | 1.99 ± 1.95 | 3.09 ± 2.56 | 3.68 ± 2.53 | < 0.001 | 0.90 | 0.65 / 1.15 |
| B | ||||||
| Test post-hoc | ||||||
| MHNO vs MHO | MHO vs MSO | |||||
| p | r | 95%CI r | p | r | 95%CI r | |
| Age (years)* | 0.027 | 4.09 | 0.46 / 7.71 | 0.017 | 4.83 | 0.88 / 8.77 |
| Height (cm)# | 0.042 | 1.94 | 0.08 / 3.81 | NS | ||
| BMI (kg/m2)ᵗ | < 0.001 | 9.51 | 8.45 / 10.57 | < 0.001 | 2.61 | 1.46 / 3.76 |
| Waist circumference (cm)ᵗ | < 0.001 | 21.12 | 18.70 / 23.53 | < 0.001 | 5.74 | 3.11 / 8.37 |
| SBP (mmHg)ᵗ | 0.005 | 5.98 | 1.78 / 10.18 | < 0.001 | 11.43 | 6.87 / 16.00 |
| DBP (mmHg)ᵗ | < 0.001 | 5.94 | 3.14 / 8.74 | < 0.001 | 5.67 | 2.63 / 8.70 |
| FPG (mg/dl)ᵗ | NS | < 0.001 | 22.47 | 14.81 / 30.13 | ||
| HDL-C (mg/dl)ᵗ | 0.021 | -3.44 | -6.37 / -0.51 | < 0.001 | -8.57 | -11.75 / -5.40 |
| TG (mg/dl)ᵗ | NS | < 0.001 | 71.84 | 53.90 / 89.78 | ||
| HOMAᵗ | 0.002 | 1.39 | 0.54 / 2.25 | < 0.001 | 2.51 | 1.58 / 3.44 |
| hs-CRP (mg/l)ᵗ | < 0.001 | 1.10 | 0.49 / 1.72 | NS | ||
*Multiple linear regression and dummy variables analysis.
#Multiple linear regression and dummy variables analysis (covariates: age and gender).
ᵗMultiple linear regression and dummy variables analysis (covariates: age, gender, height, physical activity and tobacco exposure).
MHNO: Metabolically Healthy Non-obese individuals; MHO: Metabolically Healthy Obese individuals; MSO: Obese individual with Metabolic Syndrome; M: mean; SD: standard deviation; r: regression coefficient; 95%CI r: 95% confidence interval for the regression coefficient; BMI: Body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; HOMA: Homoeostatic Model Assessment; hs-CRP: High-Sensitive C reactive protein; NS: not significant.