Table 1 Demographic and phenotypic characteristics of the study population.
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 |