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. 2020 Jun 2;17(11):3930. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17113930

Table 2.

Prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its associated factors in class II and III obesity with respect to systemic arterial hypertension, biochemical parameters, obesity class, and body composition.

Variables Total Diabetes Mellitus p-Value 1
Prevalence PR (95% CI)
n (%) n (%)
Arterial hypertension 0.002
No 65 (43.33) 16 (24.62) 1.00
Yes 85 (56.67) 44 (51.76) 2.10 (1.31–3.78)
Biochemical parameters
High HOMA-IR 0.109
No 101 (67.33) 36 (35.64) 1.00
Yes 49 (32.67) 24 (48.98) 1.37 (0.93–2.03)
High fasting insulinemia 0.093
No 23 (15.33) 5 (21.74) 1.00
Yes 127 (54.67) 55 (43.31) 1.99 (0.89–4.45)
Hypercholesterolemia 0.891
No 94 (62.67) 38 (40.43) 0.97 (0.64–1.46)
Yes 56 (37.33) 22 (39.29) 1.00
Hypertriglyceridemia 0.015
No 81 (54.00) 25 (30.86) 1.00
Yes 69 (46.00) 35 (50.72) 1.64 (1.10–2.46)
High LDL-c 0.739
No 113 (76.87) 47 (41.59) 1.09 (0.67–1.76)
Yes 34 (23.13) 13 (38.24) 1.00
Low HDL-c 0.118
No 14 (9.33) 8 (57.14) 1.49 (0.90–2.47)
Yes 136 (90.67) 52 (38.24) 1.00
CRP 0.046
Nonreactive 63 (42.00) 19 (30.16) 1.00
Reactive 87 (58.00) 41 (47.13) 1.56 (1.01–2.42)
BMI 0.894
35.0–44.9 kg/m2 76 (50.67) 30 (39.47) 1.00
≥45.0 kg/m2 74 (49.33) 30 (40.54) 1.03 (0.69–1.52)
Body composition
Total body fat, % 0.976
1st and 2nd quartiles 71 (48.97) 28 (49.12) 1.00
3rd and 4th quartiles 74 (51.03) 29 (50.88) 0.99 (0.66–1.49)
Total fat mass, kg 0.918
1st and 2nd quartiles 72 (49.66) 28 (49.12) 1.00
3rd and 4th quartiles 73 (50.34) 29 (50.88) 1.02 (0.68-1.53)
Fat-free mass, kg 0.293
1st and 2nd quartiles 71 (48.97) 31 (54.39) 1.24 (0.83–1.87)
3rd and 4th quartiles 74 (51.03) 26 (45.61) 1.00
Total Nondiabetic Diabetic p -value 2
Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD
Total body fat, % 51.58 ± 4.68 51.32 ± 4.50 51.98 ± 4.97 0.409
Total fat mass, kg 61.44 ± 12.96 61.84 ± 13.42 60.82 ± 12.30 0.647
Fat-free mass, kg 57.32 ± 8.95 58.05 ± 9.52 56.19 ± 7.93 0.221

HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; LDL-c, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-c, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; CRP, C-reactive protein; BMI, body mass index; PR, prevalence ratio; CI, confidence interval; SD, standard deviation. 1 Chi-square. 2 Student’s t-test. Bold: p < 0.05.