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. 2018 Feb 20;131(4):379–388. doi: 10.4103/0366-6999.225059

Table 4.

Comparisons of metabolic parametric values by BFP category among the study participants

Parameters Males (N = 6954) Females (N = 4668)


Normal weight group (n = 4745) Obese group (n = 2209) F P Normal weight group (n = 3175) Obese group (n = 1493) F P
LDL-C (mmol/L) 3.14 ± 0.81 3.30 ± 0.83 55.309 <0.001 3.00 ± 0.82 3.25 ± 0.82 94.294 <0.001
TC (mmol/L) 4.92 ± 0.95 5.09 ± 0.94 46.888 <0.001 4.80 ± 0.94 5.04 ± 0.94 65.804 <0.001
TG (mmol/L) 1.69 (1.07, 2.42) 1.82 (1.30, 2.69) 17.401 <0.001 0.99 (0.72, 1.38) 1.24 (0.89, 1.69) 87.663 <0.001
HDL-C (mmol/L) 1.14 ± 0.29 1.10 ± 0.27 40.893 <0.001 1.44 ± 0.36 1.37 ± 0.34 48.812 <0.001
FBG (mmol/L) 5.44 ± 0.88 5.66 ± 1.02 87.502 <0.001 5.11 ± 0.70 5.31 ± 0.67 87.303 <0.001
2 h PBG (mmol/L) 6.91 ± 2.01 7.31 ± 2.10 53.444 <0.001 6.94 ± 1.70 7.38 ± 1.77 57.571 <0.001
HOMA-IR 2.07 (1.42, 3.03) 2.90 (1.98, 4.2) 324.538 <0.001 1.60 (1.13, 2.3) 2.15 (1.47, 3.06) 244.985 <0.001
WBC (×109/L) 6.03 ± 1.55 6.27 ± 1.51 37.069 <0.001 5.33 ± 1.32 5.61 ± 1.41 44.157 <0.001
Hs-CRP (mg/L) 0.13 (0.08, 0.20) 0.17 (0.11, 0.27) 54.969 <0.001 0.11 (0.07, 0.16) 0.15 (0.1, 0.25) 77.413 <0.001

The data are shown as mean ± SD or median (Q1, Q3). BFP: Body fat percentage; LDL-C: Low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; HDL-C: High-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; TC: Total cholesterol; TG: Triglyceride; FBG: Fasting blood glucose; 2 h PBG: 2 h postprandial blood glucose; HOMA-IR: Insulin resistance index; hs-CRP: High-sensitivity C-reactive protein; WBC: White blood cell; SD: Standard deviation.