Table 1.
Study participant characteristics.
| Parameter | Unit | Obese | Nonobese | Total | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | 52 | 133 | |||
| Age | Years | 52.5 ± 10.7 | 38.7 ± 10.8 | 47.1 ± 12.6 | <0.001 |
| Height | cm | 166.4 ± 8.5 | 167.8 ± 8.9 | 166.9 ± 8.7 | 0.511 |
| Weight | kg | 124.1 ± 20.9 | 64.6 ± 10.8 | 100.8 ± 34.1 | <0.001 |
| BMI | kg/m2 | 44.8 ± 6.0 | 22.8 ± 2.3 | 36.1 ± 11.8 | <0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure | mmHg | 145.2 ± 19.5 | 116.4 ± 15.0 | 133.7 ± 22.7 | <0.001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure | mmHg | 94.6 ± 13.0 | 77.3 ± 11.1 | 87.7 ± 14.9 | <0.001 |
| Triceptal skinfold thickness | mm | 31.7 ± 6.4 | 18.0 ± 5.1 | 26.3 ± 9.0 | <0.001 |
| Biceptal skinfold thickness | mm | 26.0 ± 8.0 | 11.3 ± 3.9 | 20.2 ± 9.8 | <0.001 |
| Supraspinal skinfold thickness | mm | 32.1 ± 9.7 | 13.2 ± 4.2 | 24.3 ± 12.2 | <0.001 |
| Subscapular skinfold thickness | mm | 35.4 ± 8.7 | 15.8 ± 4.8 | 27.6 ± 12.1 | <0.001 |
| Total body fat | % | 49.1 ± 7.1 | 25.8 ± 7.2 | 40.0 ± 13.4 | <0.001 |
| Total body water | % | 39.6 ± 5.1 | 54.2 ± 4.8 | 45.3 ± 8.7 | <0.001 |
| Hip circumference | cm | 136.0 ± 12.4 | 97.6 ± 5.9 | 121.0 ± 21.4 | <0.001 |
| Waist circumference | cm | 126.5 ± 13.5 | 77.8 ± 9.0 | 107.5 ± 26.7 | <0.001 |
| Hip-waist ratio | — | 0.93 ± 0.10 | 0.80 ± 0.07 | 0.88 ± 0.11 | <0.001 |
| FSTL1 | ng/mL | 2.89 ± 1.18 | 4.83 ± 1.28 | 3.53 ± 1.15 | 0.044 |
| FSTL1: genotype GG | ng/mL | 2.69 ± 1.43 | 22.41 ± 1.97 | 5.24 ± 1.43 | 0.002 |
| FSTL1: genotype GT | ng/mL | 3.30 ± 1.25 | 2.76 ± 1.30 | 3.05 ± 1.18 | 0.998 |
| FSTL1: genotype TT | ng/mL | 2.89 ± 1.33 | 4.03 ± 1.56 | 3.24 ± 1.27 | 0.991 |
FSTL1 level is presented as a geometric mean ± geometric standard error of the mean; other parameters are presented as an arithmetic mean ± standard deviation.