Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of obese and normal-weight groups
(Mean values and standard deviations)
| Obese (n 50) | Normal weight (n 50) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameters | Mean | sd | Mean | sd |
| Age (years) | 35·30 | 9·25 | 39·44 | 8·94 |
| Weight (kg) | 91·56** | 11·44 | 60·62 | 11·29 |
| Height (cm) | 162* | 6·90 | 166 | 9·20 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 34·97*** | 4·02 | 22·16 | 1·81 |
| Waist (cm) | 106·53*** | 9·11 | 84·69 | 8·55 |
| Hip (cm) | 119·24*** | 8·70 | 100·94 | 5·92 |
| Body fat (%) | 43·26*** | 5·99 | 25·66 | 4·68 |
| FG (mmol/l) | 6·55* | 4·88 | 5·16 | 0·39 |
| Insulin (pmol/l) | 83·37* | 18·73 | 59·27 | 16·65 |
| TAG (mmol/l) | 1·23* | 0·35 | 0·91 | 0·24 |
| TC (mmol/l) | 4·71 | 0·77 | 4·66 | 1·39 |
| HDL-C (mmol/l) | 1·19 | 0·23 | 1·50 | 0·21 |
| LDL-C (mmol/l) | 3·00 | 0·60 | 2·74 | 1·37 |
FG, fasting glucose; TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, HDL-cholesterol; LDL-C, LDL-cholesterol.
Mean values were significantly different from those of the normal-weight group: * P < 0·05, ** P < 0·01, *** P < 0·001 (Student's t test).