Table 4.
Patients’ clinical characteristics by body mass index group and gender
| Gender | Normal male, n=10 female, n=58 | Overweight male, n=24 female, n=49 | Obese male, n=4 female, n=26 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | Male | 74.2±2.9 | 74.9±1.7 | 59.0±7.0a,b | P=0.011 |
| Female | 76.7±0.9 | 73.0±1.3a | 70.8±1.3a,b | P<0.001 | |
| KL (2/3/4), n | Male | 0/2/8 | 1/12/11 | 0/1/3 | P=0.352 |
| Female | 2/16/40 | 0/17/32 | 0/8/18 | P=0.758 | |
| HbA1c ≥6.5 | Male | 5.8±0.1 | 5.9±0.1 | 6.0±0.3 | P=0.820 |
| Female | 5.8±0.0 | 6.0±0.1 | 6.3±0.1a,b | P<0.001 |
Notes: aP<0.05 compared with gender-matched normal group. bP<0.05 compared with gender-matched overweight group.