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

Table 6.

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

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


Normal weight group (n = 4534) Obese group (n = 2420) F P Normal weight group (n = 2983) Obese group (n = 1685) F P
LDL-C (mmol/L) 3.13 ± 0.81 3.29 ± 0.82 60.080 <0.001 2.96 ± 0.81 3.28 ± 0.83 166.081 <0.001
TC (mmol/L) 1.49 (1.06, 2.24) 1.87 (1.35, 2.77) 51.467 <0.001 0.94 (0.70, 1.34) 1.28 (0.93, 1.71) 107.185 <0.001
TG (mmol/L) 2, 02 ± 2.17 2.37 ± 2.05 44.629 <0.001 1.15 ± 0.85 1.48 ± 1.03 134.791 <0.001
HDL-C (mmol/L) 1.16 ± 0.30 1.07 ± 0.25 159.871 <0.001 1.46 ± 0.36 1.34 ± 0.32 134.200 <0.001
FBG (mmol/L) 5.40 ± 0.84 5.71 ± 1.05 176.695 <0.001 5.07 ± 0.64 5.35 ± 0.76 183.423 <0.001
2 h PBG (mmol/L) 6.85 ± 2.00 7.38 ± 2.10 95.771 <0.001 6.85 ± 1.61 7.48 ± 1.86 128.325 <0.001
HOMA-IR 1.97 (1.35, 2.87) 3.06 (2.14, 4.36) 575.592 <0.001 1.53 (1.09, 2.16) 2.25 (1.55, 3.16) 443.684 <0.001
WBC (×109/L) 6.02 ± 1.56 6.26 ± 1.50 37.235 <0.001 5.31 ± 1.32 5.61 ± 1.39 52.165 <0.001
Hs-CRP (mg/L) 0.12 (0.08, 0.20) 0.17 (0.11, 0.26) 22.982 <0.001 0.11 (0.07, 0.15) 0.16 (0.11, 0.25) 110.946 <0.001

The data are shown as mean ± SD or median (Q1, Q3). WHR: Waist-hip 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.