|
Variable
|
Obese
|
Lean
|
p-value
|
|---|
|
N
|
17
|
17
|
-
|
|
Female (%)
|
9(53%)
|
12(70%)
|
-
|
|
Age (yrs)
|
52.2(10.2)
|
47(9.3)
|
0.1270
|
|
BMI at baseline (kg/m2)
|
44.8(8.1)
|
20.7(1.9)
|
0.0000
|
|
BP, diastolic (mm Hg)
|
84.4(8.2)
|
69.8(8.7)
|
0.0001
|
|
BP, systolic (mm Hg)
|
143.0(11.8)
|
119.1(12.3)
|
0.0000
|
|
Waist circumference (cm)
|
125.7(15.1)
|
77.7(7.3)
|
0.0000
|
|
Weight (kg)
|
127.6(26.5)
|
58.8(8.3)
|
0.0000
|
|
Body fat (%)
|
45.9(7.3)
|
22.0(6.9)
|
0.0000
|
|
Fat free mass (kg)
|
67.4(10.3)
|
45.7(7.9)
|
0.0000
|
|
Fat mass (kg)
|
59.5(19.9)
|
12.9(4.2)
|
0.0000
|
|
Fasting glucose (mmol/L)
|
6.3(2.2)
|
4.8(0.4)
|
0.0102
|
|
Insulin (pmol/L)
|
99.8(56.7)
|
27.6(11.0)
|
0.0001
|
|
HbA1c (%)
|
5.9(0.8)
|
5(0.4)
|
0.0002
|
|
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)
|
1.0(0.2)
|
1.6(0.3)
|
0.0000
|
|
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)
|
3.2(0.6)
|
3.3(0.9)
|
0.6441
|
|
Cholesterol (mmol/L)
|
5.1(0.8)
|
5.4(0.9)
|
0.2673
|
|
Triglycerides (mmol/L)
|
1.9(1.8)
|
0.9(0.5)
|
0.0399
|
|
Thyroid stimulating hormone (mU/L)
|
2.6(1.3)
|
1.9(1.6)
|
0.2073
|
- Values for continuous measures are shown as average (standard error); p-values are obtained from two-sided Student's t-test, assuming unequal variances between groups.
