Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study participants according to metabolic health.
| Characteristics | Metabolically healthy (MH) | Metabolically unhealthy (MU) | p valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number (male/female) | 317 (249/68) | 430 (343/87) | |
| Age (years) | 44.12 (8.20) | 47.85 (9.01) | < 0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.10 (1.62) | 26.27 (2.43) | < 0.001 |
| Weight (kg) | 72.30 (8.44) | 75.25 (10.09) | 0.021 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 86.11 (5.73) | 89.76 (6.73) | < 0.001 |
| Fat percentage (%) | 25.71 (5.90) | 27.66 (6.24) | < 0.001 |
| Current smoker (%) | 20.2 | 22.3 | 0.420 |
| Glucose (mg/dl) | 90.90 (5.07) | 104.54 (21.81) | < 0.001 |
| Insulin (pmol/l) | 5.48 (2.76) | 7.66 (4.59) | < 0.001 |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 109.80 (9.69) | 117.51 (13.98) | < 0.001 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 70.62 (7.67) | 76.31 (10.87) | < 0.001 |
| HOMA-IR | 1.24 (0.65) | 2.02 (1.40) | < 0.001 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 202.51 (32.48) | 198.83 (36.56) | 0.154 |
| LDL-C (mg/dl) | 125.28 (29.20) | 122.94(32.60) | 0.313 |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | 56.07 (11.26) | 49.23 (12.38) | < 0.001 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 119.42 (68.67) | 157.02 (88.49) | < 0.001 |
| ALT (U/l) | 21.24 (11.90) | 29.03 (20.07) | < 0.001 |
| AST (U/l) | 21.21 (6.69) | 24.26 (10.23) | < 0.001 |
| hsCRP (mg/l) | 0.11 (0.25) | 0.10 (0.11) | 0.546 |
ap value for difference between MH and MU groups by t test for continuous variables.