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Table 1 Indices of adiposity and metabolic markers at baseline survey and at follow-up 5 years later.

From: Disassociated relation between plasma tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-6 and increased body weight in Amerindian women: A long-term prospective study of natural body weight variation and impaired glucose tolerance

 

Baseline

Follow - up

N

73

73

Age (y)

40.8 ± 10.8

 

Body weight (kg)

60.0 ± 13.9

63.1 ± 15.0***

Waist (cm)

84.1 ± 12.5

91.3***

BMI (kg/m2)

25.9 ± 5.5

27.2***

Percentage fat mass (%)

35.2 ± 5.4

36.7 ± 5.1**

Fat mass kg

23.1 ± 8.1

23.7 ± 8.0**

P-glucose (mmol/L)

4.12 ± 0.45

5.01 ± 1.25***

Insulin (pmol/L)

80.9 ± 42.6

83.4 ± 62.9

HOMA -IR

15.2 ± 9.1

19.0 ± 15.5**

Interleukin-6 (pg/mL)

2.03 ± 2.49

1.89 ± 1.50

TNF-α(pg/mL)

4.43 ± 5.98

3.35 ± 3.85**

  1. All values are means ± SD. HOMA-IR = homeostasis model of assessment ratio. TNF-α = tumor necrosis factor alpha. Significant differences during the follow-up period are represented by < 0.05*, < 0.01** and < 0.001*** (Wilcoxon signed rank test).