Table 1.

Mean (95% CI) levels of metabolic markers for adults aged ≥20 years by different BMI categories and sex.

Metabolic markers	BMI categories				P *
	Underweight	Normal weight	Overweight	Obesity
Male
Triglyceride (mmol/L)	0.92 (0.91–0.94)	1.34 (1.33–1.34)	1.95 (1.94–1.96)	2.42 (2.39–2.44)	<0.001
High-density lipoprotein (mmol/L)	1.49 (1.47–1.51)	1.29 (1.28–1.29)	1.14 (1.13–1.14)	1.06 (1.05–1.06)	<0.001
Low-density lipoprotein (mmol/L)	2.12 (2.09–2.14)	2.44 (2.44–2.45)	2.61 (2.61–2.62)	2.66 (2.65–2.67)	<0.001
Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L)	4.95 (4.93–4.98)	5.20 (5.19–5.21)	5.48 (5.47–5.49)	5.69 (5.67–5.71)	<0.001
Systolic pressure (mmol/L)	113.01 (112.69–113.33)	118.88 (118.79–118.97)	126.07 (125.97–126.18)	131.80 (131.61–131.99)	<0.001
Diastolic pressure (mmol/L)	71.65 (71.43–71.88)	75.88 (75.81–75.94)	81.97 (81.89–82.05)	86.31 (86.16–86.45)	<0.001
Uric acid (mmol/L)	331.55 (328.95–334.15)	349.30 (348.72–349.87)	376.97 (376.38–377.56)	402.99 (401.85–404.13)	<0.001
Female
Triglyceride (mmol/L)	0.77 (0.76–0.78)	0.99 (0.98–0.99)	1.50 (1.49–1.52)	1.76 (1.73–1.79)	<0.001
High-density lipoprotein (mmol/L)	1.64 (1.63–1.66)	1.51 (1.51–1.51)	1.35 (1.35–1.36)	1.27 (1.26–1.28)	<0.001
Low-density lipoprotein (mmol/L)	2.08 (2.07–2.10)	2.35 (2.34–2.36)	2.64 (2.63–2.65)	2.74 (2.72–2.76)	<0.001
Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L)	4.83 (4.82–4.84)	5.00 (5.00–5.01)	5.37 (5.35–5.38)	5.67 (5.64–5.71)	<0.001
Systolic pressure (mmol/L)	107.38 (107.21–107.55)	112.49 (112.41–112.58)	124.80 (124.60–125.01)	133.87 (133.45–134.29)	<0.001
Diastolic pressure (mmol/L)	68.90 (68.78–69.03)	71.32 (71.26–71.37)	77.84 (77.71–77.96)	82.94 (82.68–83.20)	<0.001
Uric acid (mmol/L)	250.89 (249.77–252.00)	258.74 (258.34–259.15)	287.28 (286.45–288.11)	313.94 (312.11–315.78)	<0.001

*Multiple linear regression with adjustment for age. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index.