Table 2.
Participants’ characteristic at the end of the follow-up
| WHO | CDC | Local IOTF | International IOTF | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal weight | Overweight | Obese | Normal weight | Overweight | Obese | Normal weight | Overweight | Obese | Normal weight | Overweight | Obese | |
| Age at IMT measurement (years) | 29.6 ± 4.1† | 30.6 ± 3.7* | 29.8 ± 3.7 | 30.7 ± 3.2† | 31.1 ± 3.3 | 31.6 ± 3.2** | 29.6 ± 4.1 | 30.1 ± 4.2 | 30.1 ± 3.5 | 29.5 ± 4.1† | 31.1 ± 3.4* | 29.8 ± 3.9 |
| Weight (kg) | 72.2 ± 14.9† | 83.2 ± 17* | 92.5 ± 23.12** | 73.1 ± 14.9† | 83.0 ± 16.2* | 91.6 ± 22.8** | 72.0 ± 14.8† | 82.2 ± 16.7* | 92.3 ± 22.2** | 72.6 ± 15.2† | 83.5 ± 16.9* | 94.3 ± 24.1** |
| BMI (kg /m2) | 25.2 ± 3.99† | 29.1 ± 4.3* | 32.5 ± 7.0** | 25.5 ± 3.9† | 29.1 ± 3.9* | 32.3 ± 6.6** | 25.1 ± 3.9† | 28.9 ± 4.4* | 32.0 ± 6.7** | 25.3 ± 4.1† | 29.3 ± 4.3* | 33.2 ± 7.4** |
| WC (cm) | 86.5 ± 10.8† | 94.9 ± 12.4* | 100.8 ± 16.1** | 87.4 ± 10.6† | 95.3 ± 12.3* | 100.5 ± 15.6** | 86.4 ± 10.7† | 93.9 ± 12.6* | 100.5 ± 15.5** | 86.7 ± 10.9† | 95.1 ± 12.4* | 102.3 ± 16.8** |
| Abdominal obesity (%) | 366 (36.8) † | 122 (63.2) * | 67 (79.8)** | 346 (39.6)† | 82 (66.7) * | 72 (74.2)** | 354 (36.6) † | 125 (61.3)* | 76 (76.8)** | 378 (37.6) | 117 (66.1)* | 51 (79.7) ** |
| SBP (mmHg) | 106.7 ± 12.0† | 107.9 ± 11.7 | 113.7 ± 14.1** | 106.8 ± 11.9† | 107.1 ± 11.6 | 113.6 ± 14.1** | 106.7 ± 11.9† | 107.5 ± 12.2 | 113.8 ± 13.5** | 106.8 ± 12.0† | 107.9 ± 11.5 | 114.9 ± 14.5** |
| DBP (mmHg) | 72.5 ± 8.9† | 73.4 ± 9.5 | 75.6 ± 12** | 72.7 ± 8.8† | 73.0 ± 9.8 | 76.2 ± 11.9** | 72.5 ± 8.9† | 72.9 ± 9.4 | 75.9 ± 11.6** | 72.5 ± 8.9† | 73.5 ± 9.8 | 76.0 ± 12.4** |
| Hypertension, n(%) | 35 (3.7)† | 9 (4.8) | 10 (13.3) ** | 30 (3.6)† | 6 (5.0) | 12 (13.2)** | 34 (3.7)† | 9 (4.5) | 11 (12.2)** | 38 (3.8)† | 8 (4.7) | 8 (14.0)** |
| FPG (mg/dl) | 88.5 ± 9.1† | 89.9 ± 11.6 | 90.7 ± 13.7 | 88.6 ± 10.0 | 89.7 ± 9.5 | 90.8 ± 13.2 | 88.5 ± 9.1 | 89.5 ± 11.6 | 90.3 ± 12.9 | 88.5 ± 9.2 | 89.9 ± 11.7 | 90.6 ± 14.8 |
| TC (mg/dL) | 172.2 ± 33.6 | 176.5 ± 33.4 | 174.7 ± 35.6 | 174.4 ± 33.6 | 176.1 ± 34.5 | 177.1 ± 36.9 | 172.1 ± 33.7 | 176.3 ± 31.5 | 175.5 ± 37.5 | 172.6 ± 33.4 | 173.3 ± 34.7 | 179.1 ± 35.6 |
| TG (mg/dl)a |
94 (68–138.5)† |
108 (79–154)* |
107.5 (75.3–159.8) |
98 (70–142)† |
107 (73–154) |
120 (83.5–171)** |
94 (68–139)† |
106.5 (79–154) * |
108 (76–156) ** |
95 (69–139) † |
105 (73.3–151)* |
114.5 (78.3–172.5)** |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | 48.2 ± 11.1† | 45.2 ± 10.1* | 45.4 ± 10.2 | 47.8 ± 11.1† | 45.4 ± 10.2 | 44.4 ± 10.7** | 48.3 ± 11.0† | 45.4 ± 10.6* | 45.1 ± 10** | 48.1 ± 11.0† | 44.9 ± 10.1* | 45.2 ± 10.5 |
| LDL-C (mg/dl) | 101.2 ± 28.1 | 105.8 ± 29.7 | 103.9 ± 32.3 | 103.3 ± 28.2 | 104.8 ± 30.6 | 105.4 ± 33.1 | 101.0 ± 28.2 | 105.6 ± 27.7 | 104.8 ± 33.8 | 101.6 ± 28.0 | 103.2 ± 30.4 | 107.3 ± 33.4 |
| Smoking, n(%) | 173 (17.7) † | 47 (24.1) | 24 (29.3)** | 159 (18.3) † | 32 (25.4) | 28 (28.9)** | 169 (17.8) † | 47 (22.9) | 28 (28.9)** | 182 (18.0) † | 43 (23.9) | 19 (30.6)** |
| CIMT (mm) | 0.55 ± 0.1† | 0.56 ± 0.1 | 0.58 ± 0.1** | 0.55 ± 0.09† | 0.56 ± 0.09 | 0.59 ± 0.1** | 0.55 ± 0.09† | 0.56 ± 0.09 | 0.58 ± 0.1** | 0.55 ± 0.09† | 0.57 ± 0.1* | 0.59 ± 0.1** |
WHO World Health Organization, CDC Center for Disease Control and Prevention, IOTF International Obesity Task Force, HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, CIMT Carotid Intima Media Thickness
Data are given as the mean (SD) or median (IQ 25–75) unless otherwise indicated (a)
* P value< 0.05 comparison between Normal weight and Over weight
** P value< 0.05 comparison between Normal weight and Obese
† P ANOVA < 0.05