Table 2. Clinical features of asymptomatic volunteers.

Variable	Control(n=50)	Obesity(n=50)	P value
Sex			.725
Male	28(56%)	27(54%)
Female	22(44%)	23(46%)
BMI,kg/m2	20.14±1.85	28.51±3.41	<.001*
TC,mmol/L	3.95±1.58	5.46±1.16	.002*
TG,mmol/L	1.61±1.21	2.42±1.03	.013*
LDL-c,mmol/L	2.20±0.91	2.98±0.65	.025*
HDL-c,mmol/L	1.31±0.16	1.06±0.13	.569
Chemerin,ng/mL	62.53±4.02	97.67±6.77	<.001*

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride.

*Indicates significant difference between groups (P < .05). P values derived from unpaired Student t test for normally distributed continuous variables