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. 2018 Sep 19;18:42–50. doi: 10.1016/j.molmet.2018.09.004

Table 1.

Characteristics of individuals with obesity classified as metabolically healthy (MHO) or unhealthy (MUHO).

MHO MUHO p
N (women/men) 7/4 7/4 1.0a
Age (y) 43 ± 10 39 ± 13 0.3b
BMI (kg/m2) 52.5 ± 8.5 51.6 ± 6.7 1.0c
Body fat (%) 49.5 ± 12.3 51.5 ± 11.7 0.7c
AUC0-120 glucose (mmol/L) 16.2 ± 2.4 18.6 ± 3.5 0.0044c
HbA1c (%) 5.6 ± 0.4 5.9 ± 0.3 0.05c
ISI-OGTT (x106 L/kg/min) 7.10 ± 2.14 2.66 ± 0.70 0.0000003c
AUC0-30 C-peptide/glucose (pmol/mmol) 208 ± 73 329 ± 101 0.6d
Leukocytes (μL−1) 7,056 ± 1,782 10,086 ± 3,192 0.0127c
CRP (mg/dL) 0.61 ± 0.51 1.30 ± 1.03 0.2c

Data represents number or mean ± SD.

AUC – area under the curve; BMI – body mass index; CRP – C-reactive protein; HbA1c – hemoglobin A1c; ISI – insulin sensitivity index; MHO – metabolically healthy obese; MUHO – metabolically unhealthy obese; OGTT – oral glucose tolerance test.

a

χ2-test.

b

t-test.

c

Adjusted for age (multiple linear regression).

d

Adjusted for age and ISI-OGTT (multiple linear regression).