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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Do obese but metabolically normal women differ in intra-abdominal fat and physical activity levels from those with the expected metabolic abnormalities? A cross-sectional study

 

MHO

MetAb

 

n

20

19

p

 

Central tendency

Variability

Central tendency

Variability

 

Fasting glucose (mmol/l-1)a

5.37

(5.19-5.69)

6.17

(5.75-7.6)

< 0.001

2-hour glucose (mmol/l-1)b

5.63

(5.13-6.18)

7.72

(6.71-8.89)

0.001

Triglycerides (mmol/l-1)c

1.40

(0.43)

2.34

(0.72)

< 0.001

HDL cholesterol (mmol/l-1)

1.48

(0.24)

1.32

(0.24)

0.036

Systolic BP (mmHg)b

119.5

(113.3-126.0)

125.6

(118.4-135.4)

0.193

DiastolicBP (mmHg)b

85.1

(82.5-87.8)

91.7

(86.4-97.4)

0.037

Weight (kg)a

99.5

(88.2-112.3)

108.9

(93.7-119.5)

0.213

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)a

38.9

(35.1-43.7)

41.3

(38.1-47.9)

0.137

Age (yrs) c

46.1

(9.8)

47.5

(9.6)

0.651

  1. a Median (interquartile range), Mann-Whitney test for difference; b Geometric mean (95% confidence intervals); c Mean (SD)
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