Table 1.

Study Population Anthropometric and Biochemical characteristics [1]

Characteristics	Obese (n = 250)	Non Obese (n = 225)	p-value
Gender
Males	139 (55.6%)	118 (52%)	–
Females	111 (44.4%)	107 (48%)	–
Family History	159 (63.6%)	19 (8.4%)	–
Age (years)	39.63 ± 15.19	37.78 ± 11.53	< 0.001
Weight (Kg)	95.56 ± 16.05	68.63 ± 10.23	< 0.001
Height (ft)	5.36 ± 0.43	5.4 ± 0.91	0.536
BMI(Kg/m2)	34.37 ± 6.08	22.67 ± 5.58	< 0.001
WC (cm)	99.55 ± 12.11	71.95 ± 8.65	< 0.001
HC (cm)	108.51 ± 12.56	78.23 ± 8.34	< 0.001
WHR (WC/HC)	1.00 ± 0.07	0.78 ± 0.01	< 0.001
FPG (mg/dL)	102.71 ± 14.12	89.56 ± 7.29	< 0.001
Total Cholesterol (TC) (mmol/L)	5.63 ± 0.90	4.11 ± 0.79	< 0.001
Triglycerides (TG) (mmol/L)	2.64 ± 0.83	2.12 ± 0.05	< 0.001
HDL-c (mmol /L)	1.11 ± 0.10	2.09 ± 0.44	< 0.001
LDL-c (mmol/L)	2.57 ± 0.56	2.02 ± 0.34	< 0.001
Gene Score	9.1 ± 2.26	8.35 ± 2.07	< 0.001
Minimum	3	0
Maximum	20	13

Legend: The table summarizes the general, anthropometric and biochemical characteristics of the study population. Values are indicated as mean ± SD. BMI Body mass index, WC Waist Circumference, HC Hip Circumference, WHR Waist to Hip Ratio, FPG Fasting Plasma Glucose, HDL-c High Density Lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-c Low Density Lipoprotein cholesterol