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Table 1 General characteristics of the study subjects (N = 365)

From: Relationship between deep subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue and metabolic syndrome: a case control study

 

Normal control (n = 178)

MS group (n = 187)

p value*

Male

91 (51.12 %)

107 (57.21 %)

0.250

Age (year)

51.208 ± 17.315

54.439 ± 14.344

0.054

Smoking status

  

0.341

 Never/ex-smokers

139 (78.09 %)

156 (83.42 %)

 

 Current smokers

39 (21.91 %)

31 (16.58 %)

 

Weight (kg)

61.595 ± 11.416

74.796 ± 14.067

<0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

22.985 ± 3.849

27.241 ± 3.841

<0.001

WC (cm)

82.296 ± 8.240

94.980 ± 6.821

<0.001

Glucose (mg/dL)

104.440 ± 38.161

114.934 ± 28.573

0.003

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

104.511 ± 56.979

187.348 ± 111.942

<0.001

HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

53.836 ± 15.370

43.743 ± 11.334

<0.001

SBP (mm Hg)

119.483 ± 12.779

134.953 ± 16.053

<0.001

DBP (mm Hg)

71.730 ± 9.423

78.443 ± 13.344

<0.001

Insulin (µU/mL)

7.301 ± 6.730

11.677 ± 9.820

<0.001

HOMA-IR

1.883 ± 1.905

3.426 ± 3.405

<0.001

VAT (cm2)

78.041 ± 40.241

155.411 ± 52.241

<0.001

DSAT (cm2)

74.345 ± 34.487

113.896 ± 47.868

<0.001

SSAT (cm2)

80.891 ± 45.847

98.456 ± 48.189

0.001

SAT (cm2)

151.120 ± 73.331

211.384 ± 81.868

<0.001

Adiponectin (µg/mL)

6.306 ± 2.898

5.453 ± 5.228

<0.001

Resistin (ng/mL)

6.657 ± 4.006

8.614 ± 4.011

0.047

Leptin (ng/mL)

6.136 ± 6.474

6.656 ± 5.574

0.015

TNF-α (pg/mL)

3.402 ± 3.895

6.676 ± 5.707

0.003

IL-6 (pg/mL)

2.613 ± 1.995

3.306 ± 1.532

0.004

ICAM (ng/mL)

118.062 ± 48.877

166.617 ± 65.287

<0.001

MCP-1 (pg/mL)

245.731 ± 80.592

304.719 ± 92.347

<0.001

oxLDL (U/L)

65.043 ± 16.715

85.536 ± 21.876

<0.001

L/A

1.301 ± 1.755

1.739 ± 1.918

0.024

  1. Values are expressed as the mean ± SD (standard deviation), n number of subjects, BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, VAT visceral adipose tissue, DSAT deep subcutaneous adipose tissue, SSAT superficial subcutaneous adipose tissue, TNF-α tumor necrosis factor-alpha, IL-6 interleukin-6, ICAM intercellular adhesion molecule, MCP-1 monocyte chemoattractant protein 1, oxLDL oxidized low-density lipoprotein, L/A leptin to adiponectin ratio
  2. * Statistical significance was tested using independent t-tests or χ2 test
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Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome

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