Table 2 Distributions of sociodemographic and biochemical characteristics in obese individuals defined by each obesity indicator, and stratified by gender
| Â | Obesity defined by* | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | %FM | BMI | WHR | WC | ||||
Variables | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
Male | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Age (years) | 59.6 | 12.7 | 57.4 | 12.0 | 60.1 | 12.4 | 59.5 | 12.4 |
Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L) | 6.1 | 1.7 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 1.8 |
Fasting insulin (pmol/L) | 96.6 | 61.0 | 75.4 | 52.1 | 76.1 | 51.2 | 91.9 | 58.1 |
HOMA-IR | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.40 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.5 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 0.9 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 86.1 | 8.8 | 83.5 | 10.1 | 83.9 | 9.8 | 84.9 | 9.1 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 144.9 | 17.8 | 139.2 | 19.1 | 141.2 | 19.2 | 142.9 | 18.1 |
Hs-CRP (mg/l)# | 0.18 | 1.05 | 0.16 | 1.03 | 0.17 | 1.04 | 0.17 | 1.05 |
Female | Â | |||||||
Age (years) | 58.8 | 10.2 | 57.0 | 9.7 | 58.4 | 11.5 | 58.7 | 10.6 |
Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L) | 6.1 | 1.9 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 6.1 | 2.0 |
Fasting insulin (pmol/L) | 82.4 | 54.4 | 74.5 | 55.6 | 83.6 | 65.7 | 79.2 | 60.4 |
HOMA-IR | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.5 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 0.8 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 80.8 | 11.6 | 79.0 | 11.7 | 79.1 | 11.3 | 80.1 | 11.3 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 143.3 | 21.9 | 139.3 | 21.6 | 139.7 | 22.6 | 142.0 | 22.0 |
Hs-CRP (mg/l) # | 0.21 | 1.05 | 0.18 | 1.04 | 0.20 | 1.05 | 0.21 | 1.05 |