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. 2020 Sep 21;9(9):3041. doi: 10.3390/jcm9093041

Table 2.

Comparison of measured parameters between groups.

N Group
n = 45
Ov/Ob Group
n = 33
p-Value N Group
n = 45
Ov/Ob Group
n = 33
p-Value
TC [mg/dL] 0.765 Energy intake [kcal] 0.164
mean (sd) 161.13 (30.79) 157.64 (23.96) mean(sd) 1740.33 (538.67) 1533.69 (392.63)
median (25–75%) 158.1 (140.3–175.2) 159 (135.2–176.4) median (25–75%) 1663.5 (1467.7–1884.7) 1592.5 (1234.8–1738.8)
LDL-C [mg/dL] 0.407 Protein [g] 0.701
mean (sd) 83.37 (27.22) 86.42 (20.77) mean (sd) 73.7 (29.74) 67.68 (18.34)
median (25–75%) 83.3 (61.1–97.7) 82.3 (68.1–102.1) median (25–75%) 67.1 (53.6–86.6) 67.9 (52.2–79.7)
HDL-C [mg/dL] <0.001 Fat [g] 0.231
mean (sd) 60.21 (11.53) 48.84 (8.14) mean (sd) 64.75 (23.6) 56.48 (22.14)
median (25–75%) 58 (52.9–68.3) 48.5 (43.5–54.4) median (25–75%) 61.3 (49.9–79.2) 57.9 (42.8–70.4)
TG [mg/dL] 0.008 Carbohydrates [g] 0.088
mean (sd) 87 (33.92) 111.88 (43.81) mean (sd) 225.49 (82.8) 196.06 (48)
median (25–75%) 82.3 (59.9–108.3) 104.2 (74.7–154.4) median (25–75%) 216.9 (193.8–235.5) 198.5 (177.3–221.3)
Fasting glucose [mg/dL] 0.012 Dietary fiber [g] 0.281
mean (sd) 87.25 (5.53) 90.98 (7.13) mean (sd) 20.13 (12.77) 15.81 (6.75)
median (25–75%) 87 (84–90.5) 90.65 (85.95–96.3) median (25–75%) 16.1 (11.5–24.9) 14.3 (10.9–18.5)
Fasting insulin [mU/mL] <0.001 Plant protein [g] 0.058
mean (sd) 12.23 (6.74) 20.31 (8.16) mean (sd) 25.16 (13.46) 19.42 (6.29)
median (25–75%) 11.2 (8.29–14.87) 19.23 (15.57–26.05) median (25–75%) 22 (17.4–29.7) 19.1 (14.8–22.7)
HOMA-IR <0.001 Animal protein [g] 0.934
mean (sd) 2.63 (1.63) 4.79 (2.18) mean (sd) 41 (20.8) 40.68 (14.32)
median (25–75%) 2.35 (1.75–3.15) 4.26 (3.33–5.62) median (25–75%) 36.8 (29–49.2) 37.8 (33–52.6)
Total testosterone [ng/dl] 0.125 Saccharose [g] 0.189
mean (sd) 0.5 (0.23) 0.57 (0.21) mean (sd) 36.63 (23.01) 31.57 (22.65)
median (25–75%) 0.47 (0.38–0.57) 0.6 (0.4–0.7) median (25–75%) 31.7 (22.7–46.8) 26.7 (18.9–39.3)
Free testosterone SFA og. [g] 0.104
mean (sd) 6.47 (4.63) 10.65 (4.32) <0.001 mean (sd) 25.29 (9.88) 21.6 (9.65)
median (25–75%) 5.4 (3.9–8) 10.9 (6.6–14) median (25–75%) 24.2 (18.8–29.4) 23.2 (14.6–26.7)
FAI <0.001 MUFA og. [g] 0.551
mean (sd) 3.37 (2.9) 6.77 (3.25) mean (sd) 22.01 (9.37) 20.14 (9.02)
median (25–75%) 2.54 (1.6–4.2) 7.2 (3.6–9.6) median (25–75%) 19.9 (15.8–26.6) 22.1 (12.6–24.5)
DHEA-S [µmol/l] 0.028 PUFA og. [g] 0.675
mean (sd) 6.64 (2.66) 8.11 (3.07) mean (sd) 9.04 (5.03) 7.86 (3.38)
median (25–75%) 6.31 (5.25–8.02) 8.21 (5.7–11.21) median (25–75%) 7.1 (5.2–11.5) 7.8 (5.2–10.4)
SHBG [nmol/l] <0.001 Cholesterol [mg] 0.915
mean (sd) 73.66 (39.49) 33.81 (14.89) mean (sd) 256.08 (156.91) 236.56 (98.15)
median (25–75%) 66.11 (44.27–98.24) 32.61 (21.86–40.67) median (25–75%) 232.7 (162.3–298.7) 210.9 (180.7–280.5)
LH [mlU/mL] 0.336 Glycemic Index (GI) 0.121
mean (sd) 10.34 (8.06) 13.03 (10.41) low (≤55) 12 (26.7%) 3 (9.1%)
median (25–75%) 7.85 (5.17–16.66) 11.18 (4.22–16.93) moderate (55–70) 31 (68.9%) 29 (87.9%)
FSH [mlU/mL] 0.288 high (≥70) 2 (4.4%) 1 (3%) 0.015
mean (sd) 5.36 (2.29) 4.71 (2.25) DEA
median (25–75%) 5.37 (4.22–6.44) 4.94 (3.16–6.64) No 43 (95.6%) 25 (75.8%)
Estradiol [pg/mL] 0.288 Yes 2 (4.4%) 8 (24.2%) 0.069
mean (sd) 72.94 (93.82) 130.45 (312.69) EAT-26 score
median (25–75%) 46.7 (34.48–69.92) 53.56 (39.54–84.43) mean (sd) 9.27 (5.67) 13.49 (9.54)

DHEA-S—dehydroepiandrosterone, SHGB—sex hormone-binding globulin, LH—luteinizing hormone sulfate, FSH—follicle-stimulating hormone, TC—total cholesterol, LDL-C—low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C—high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG—triglycerides, HOMA-IR—Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance; DEA—disordered eating attitudes; EAT–Eating Attitude Test.