Table 1 Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in obese individuals as defined by each obesity indicator, and stratified by gender, n (%)
Male | Female | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Obesity defined by | Obesity defined by | |||||||
Variables | %FM (≧29.6) | BMI (≧24) | WHR (≧0.9) | WC (≧90 cm) | %FM (≧40.1) | BMI (≧24) | WHR (≧0.85) | WC (≧80 cm) |
Obesity | 203 (25.15) | 478 (59.23) | 340 (42.13) | 240 (29.74) | 222 (25.75) | 366 (42.46) | 189 (21.93) | 250 (29.00) |
Smokinga | 65 (32.02) | 139 (29.08) | 118 (34.81) | 80 (33.33) | 8 (3.62) | 10 (2.74) | 6 (3.17) | 7 (2.80) |
Drinkingb | 77 (37.93) | 189 (39.54) | 128 (37.76) | 98 (40.83) | 16 (7.24) | 27 (7.40) | 15 (7.94) | 17 (6.80) |
Betel nut chewingb | 14 (6.90) | 37 (7.76) | 27 (8.01) | 17 (7.08) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) |
Exerciseb | 135 (66.50) | 320 (66.95) | 221 (65.19) | 164 (68.33) | 135 (60.81) | 236 (64.48) | 121 (64.02) | 155 (62.00) |
Family history of diabetesc | 48 (23.65) | 116 (24.27) | 72 (21.18) | 53 (22.08) | 52 (23.42) | 98 (26.78) | 46 (24.34) | 58 (23.20) |
Hyperglycemia | 111 (54.68) | 231 (48.33) | 168 (49.41) | 131 (54.58) | 97 (43.69) | 153 (41.80) | 86 (45.50) | 114 (45.60) |
Hypertriglyceridemia | 102 (50.25) | 183 (38.28) | 143 (42.06) | 104 (43.33) | 64 (28.83) | 101 (27.60) | 62 (32.80) | 74 (29.60) |
Hypertension | 174 (85.71) | 354 (74.06) | 264 (77.65) | 201 (83.75) | 163 (73.42) | 244 (66.67) | 129 (68.25) | 185 (74.00) |
Low HDL cholesterol | 136 (67.00) | 301 (62.97) | 212 (62.35) | 151 (62.92) | 157 (70.72) | 248 (67.76) | 131 (69.31) | 171 (68.40) |
High level of hs-CRP | 74 (36.45) | 137 (28.66) | 104 (30.59) | 76 (31.67) | 105 (47.30) | 140 (38.25) | 83 (43.92) | 109 (43.60) |