Table 1. Biochemical and anthropometric parameter values in tested subjects.
Legends: a arithmetic mean ± SD; b median and interquartile range; c Student‘s t-test; d Mann-Whitney U-test.
Abbreviations: BMI – body mass index; WC – waist circumference; HC – hipp circumference; WHR – waist-to-hipp ratio; SOD – superoxide dismutase; GPx – glutathione peroxidase; GR – glutathione reductase; TAS –total antioxidant status; hCRP – high sensitive Creactive protein
| Parameters | Group 1 (Increased risk) N=164 | Group 2 (Control Group) N=74 | P (significance of difference) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) a | 22.82±1.74 | 21.99±2.10 | <0.001c |
| BMI (kg/m2) a | 28.78±3.89 | 20.60±2.04 | <0.001c |
| WC (cm) M/F a | 97.8±10.5 | 73.7±6.8 | <0.001c |
| HC (cm) M/F b | 115.0 (110–120) | 98.0 (94.8–103) | <0.000 d |
| WHpR M/F b | 0.85 (0.80–0.88) | 0.73 (0.71–0.78) | <0.000 d |
| SOD (U/g Hb) a | 1372.6±185.6 | 1487.1±215.3 | 0.0003c |
| GPx (U/g Hb) a | 64.8 ±10.4 | 68.86±13.1 | 0.032c |
| GR (U/L) a | 51.3±7.2 | 43.4±8.7 | 0.0001c |
| TAS (mmol/L) b | 1.42 (1.41–1.52) | 1.24 (1.17–1.37) | <0.000d |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) a | 5.15±0.96 | 4.45±0.78 | <0.0001c |
| HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) a | 1.23±0.33 | 1.42±0.36 | <0.0001c |
| LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) b | 3.37 (2.72–3.89) | 2.54 (2.09–3.12) | <0.0001d |
| VLDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) b | 0.49 (0.38–0.75) | 0.34 (0.27–0.43) | <0.0001d |
| Non-HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) b | 3.91 (3.1–4.6) | 2.94 (2.4–3.4) | <0.0001d |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) b | 1.07 (0.84–1.65) | 0.74 (0.60–0.95) | <0.0001d |
| hCRP (mg/L) b | 2.57 (0.93–3.99) | 0.56 (0.32–1.79) | 0.005d |