Table 2.
Demographic information of the study participants in each group.
| Criteria | Information | lw-no | lw-o | hw-no | hw-o | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total WMHs | Number of subjects | 53 | 38 | 54 | 37 | N/A |
| Age (years) | 53.62 (7.81) | 57.34 (5.87) | 53.44 (7.10) | 57.89 (6.24) | 0.0028 | |
| Sex (male:female) | 15:38 | 22:16 | 15:39 | 30:7 | <0.001* | |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 82.55 (8.35) | 95.74 (8.48) | 81.11 (8.98) | 98.68 (9.84) | <0.001 | |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 102.32 (6.97) | 104.26 (8.47) | 102.49 (8.21) | 104.46 (6.93) | 0.1546 | |
| Waist–hip ratio | 0.81 (0.06) | 0.92 (0.04) | 0.79 (0.06) | 0.94 (0.05) | <0.001 | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.62 (3.57) | 27.86 (4.25) | 25.51 (3.73) | 29.31 (3.88) | <0.001 | |
| WMH volume (mm3) | 1094.43 (498.13) | 1204.87 (474.26) | 5142.06 (3576.13) | 5161.30 (3555.23) | <0.001 | |
| Deep WMHs | Number of subjects | 54 | 37 | 53 | 38 | N/A |
| Age (years) | 54.35 (7.64) | 57.41 (6.02) | 52.70 (7.18) | 57.82 (6.10) | <0.001 | |
| Sex (male:female) | 15:39 | 24:13 | 15:38 | 28:10 | <0.001* | |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 82.07 (9.29) | 97.14 (8.89) | 81.56 (8.06) | 97.24 (9.67) | <0.001 | |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 102.07 (7.55) | 104.54 (8.64) | 102.75 (7.67) | 104.18 (6.77) | 0.1526 | |
| Waist-hip ratio | 0.80 (0.06) | 0.93 (0.05) | 0.79 (0.06) | 0.93 (0.05) | <0.001 | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.43 (3.87) | 28.72 (4.47) | 25.69 (3.41) | 28.43 (3.78) | <0.001 | |
| WMH volume (mm3) | 54.11 (32.72) | 45.22 (35.88) | 731.28 (1002.09) | 709.34 (860.22) | <0.001 | |
| Periventricular WMHs | Number of subjects | 54 | 37 | 53 | 38 | N/A |
| Age (years) | 53.67 (7.80) | 57.52 (6.10) | 53.41 (7.14) | 57.71 (6.02) | 0.0039 | |
| Sex (male:female) | 16:35 | 24:16 | 14:42 | 28:7 | <0.001* | |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 82.49 (8.53) | 95.88 (8.41) | 81.21 (8.81) | 98.69 (10.01) | <0.001 | |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 102.08 (6.88) | 104.38 (8.28) | 102.71 (8.22) | 104.34 (7.09) | 0.1423 | |
| Waist-hip ratio | 0.81 (0.06) | 0.92 (0.04) | 0.79 (0.05) | 0.94 (0.05) | <0.001 | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.58 (3.54) | 27.86 (4.12) | 25.54 (3.75) | 29.38 (4.01) | <0.001 | |
| WMH volume (mm3) | 914.47 (410.90) | 1033.83 (431.33) | 4417.11 (3270.81) | 4764.91 (3256.12) | <0.001 |
*Chi-square test. The lowest p-value was reported by comparing the four groups.
lw, low WMH burden; hw, high WMH burden; no, non-obese; o, obese; N/A, not available.