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

Table 5.

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

Parameters Males (N = 6941) Females (N = 4649)


Normal weight group (n = 4554) Obese group (n = 2387) F P Normal weight group (n = 3155) Obese group (n = 1494) F P
LDL-C (mmol/L) 3.15 ± 0.81 3.27 ± 0.83 37.647 <0.001 2.98 ± 0.81 3.29 ± 0.84 150.607 <0.001
TC (mmol/L) 4.91 ± 0.94 5.09 ± 0.96 51.742 <0.001 4.79 ± 0.92 5.06 ± 0.97 83.862 <0.001
TG (mmol/L) 1.46 (1.05, 2.19) 1.93 (1.39, 2.85) 103.816 <0.001 0.94 (0.70, 1.32) 1.35 (0.98, 1.81) 232.690 <0.001
HDL-C (mmol/L) 1.17 ± 0.30 1.06 ± 0.25 250.112 <0.001 1.47 ± 0.35 1.30 ± 0.31 261.234 <0.001
FBG (mmol/L) 5.41 ± 0.86 5.68 ± 1.02 133.828 <0.001 5.08 ± 0.57 5.36 ± 0.88 178.359 <0.001
2 h PBG (mmol/L) 6.89 ± 2.00 7.30 ± 2.10 54.825 <0.001 6.88 ± 1.61 7.50 ± 1.92 117.931 <0.001
HOMA-IR 1.96 (1.34, 2.83) 3.13 (2.19, 4.42) 741.041 <0.001 1.53 (0.07, 0.16) 2.32 (1.64, 3.32) 546.735 <0.001
WBC (×109/L) 6.02 ± 1.54 6.27 ± 1.53 43.173 <0.001 5.31 ± 1.32 5.63 ± 1.41 57.414 <0.001
Hs-CRP (mg/L) 0.13 (0.08, 0.2) 0.17 (0.11, 0.27) 19.165 <0.001 0.11 (0.07, 0.16) 1.16 (0.11, 0.25) 97.884 <0.001

The data are shown as mean ± SD or median (Q1, Q3). WHtR: Waist circumference-height ratio; 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.