Table 1. Anthropometric data for the study group separated into quartiles.
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Visceral fat quartile |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| I n=20 | II n=20 | III n=20 | IV n=20 | |
| Age (years) | 34.3±11.0 | 43.0±13.0 | 43.3±15.0 | 45±12.0 |
| BMI (kg m−2) | 22.8±3.2§ | 24.7±3.3§ | 26.8±4.4§ | 36.6±7.4*†‡ |
| Visceral fat (cm2) | 28±9 | 59±7*‡§ | 94±16*†§ | 182±45*†‡ |
| Total fat mass (kg) | 16±7 | 20±6§ | 21±8*§ | 42±17*†‡ |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 118±9 | 123±12 | 134±14 | 129±18 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 73±8 | 75±8 | 79±8 | 81±8 |
| Fasting glucose (mmol l−1) | 4.7±0.5‡§ | 4.9±0.6§ | 5.2±0.6 | 5.4±0.6 |
| Fasting cholesterol (mmol l−1) | 4.5±0.8 | 4.6±1.4 | 4.6±1.1 | 5.0±1.2 |
| Insulin (mmol l−1) | 8.6±5.0 | 9.7±6.8§ | 8.9±8.0 | 11.8±6.6 |
| HOMA-IR | 1.8±1.0 | 2.3±1.7§ | 2.1±1.9 | 2.7±1.5 |
Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index.
*P<0.05 vs Quartile I.
†P<0.05 vs Quartile II.
‡P<0.05 vs Quartile III.
§P<0.05 vs Quartile IV.