Table 1.
Anthropometric and biochemical variables shown by participants.
| Normal Weight Group | Obesity Group | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Beginning n = 11 | End n =11 | p | Beginning n = 25 | End n = 25 | p |
| Age | 22.1 ± 2.6 21 (18–27) |
22.1 ± 2.6 21 (18–27) |
ND | 40.6 ± 10.7 42 (22–59) |
40.6 ± 10.7 42 (22–59) |
ND |
| Weight | 54.3 ± 6.7 53 (45–65) |
54.1 ± 6.7 53 (45–65) |
0.79 b |
84.9 ± 13.6
78 (65–111) |
83.1 ± 13.9
76 (64–110) |
<0.001 a |
| BMI | 21.5 ± 1.9 20 (19–24) |
21.4 ± 1.9 20 (19–24) |
0.793 b |
35.1 ± 4.5
33 (30–44) |
34.1 ± 4.7
32 (29–45) |
<0.001 a |
| Hip | 70.9 ± 6.1 72 (62–85) |
70.4 ± 6.1 71 (62–24) |
0.974 b |
99.7 ± 8.8
99 (82–118) |
99.1 ± 8.7
99 (82–118) |
<0.001 b |
| Waist | 91.7 ± 8.6 91 (72–102) |
91.6 ± 8.4 91 (72–102) |
0.742 b | 114 ± 10 113 (100–139) |
114 ± 10 113 (100–138) |
0.380 b |
| Hip/Waist | 0.77 ± 0.05 0.7 (0.6–0.8) |
0.77 ± 0.06 0.7 (0.6–0.7) |
ND |
0.87 ± 0.04
0.87 (0.8–0.9) |
0.86 ± 0.04
0.87 (0.8–0.9) |
0.008 a |
| % Fat | 26.4 ± 5.0 24 (20–36) |
26.1 ± 4.9 25 (20–36) |
0.887 a | 46.7 ± 5.3 47 (36–55) |
46.1 ± 6.7 46 (28–59) |
0.273 b |
| Glucose | 83.8 ± 4.5 85 (76–92) |
82.5 ± 4.8 82 (73–90) |
0.535 a |
112 ± 41
95 (82–248) |
98 ± 26
97 (81–150) |
0.030 b |
| Tryglicerides | 111 ± 24 170 (133–193) |
106 ± 25 169 (115–188) |
0.618 a | 172 ± 97 163 (50–493) |
138 ± 42 133 (75–203) |
0.069 b |
| Cholesterol | 167 ± 19 14 (9–25) |
159 ± 24 14 (9–25) |
0.390 a |
190 ± 34
192 (113–273) |
178 ± 23
181 (113–216) |
0.032 a |
| HDL-Chol | 60.5 ± 10.2 62 (40–78) |
61.8 ± 10.3 63 (43–79) |
0.775 a |
41.3 ± 9.9
40 (25–70) |
39.2 ± 9.0
37 (25–59) |
0.036 a |
| LDL-Chol | 84.9 ± 21.7 85 (44–117) |
76.4 ± 26.6 88 (39–118) |
0.420 a | 115 ± 30 120 (55–186) |
111 ± 20 114 (59–137) |
0.237 a |
| LDL/HDL | 1.47 ± 0.59 1.3 (0.5–2.9) |
1.24 ± 0.49 1.3 (0.4–2.4) |
0.338 a | 2.96 ± 1.13 2.7 (1.1–5.2) |
2.99 ± 0.86 2.8 (1.0–4.5) |
0.270 b |
| Chol/HDL | 2.85 ± 0.63 2.7 (1.8–4.4) |
2.64 ± 0.56 2.6 (1.7–3.4) |
0.415 a | 4.90 ± 1.55 4.6 (2.3–8.1) |
4.76 ± 1.14 4.7 (2.2–6.9) |
0.590 b |
Data shown as mean ± SD; below: median (minimum–maximum). a T-paired test was used to compare groups. b Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test was used to compare groups. ND = No Determined.