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Table 2 Anthropometric indicators of obesity in patients with myocardial infarction

From: The role of adipose tissue and adipokines in the manifestation of type 2 diabetes in the long-term period following myocardial infarction

Variable

Patients with visceral obesity, n = 64

Patients without visceral obesity, n = 30

p value

BMI, kg/m2

26.7 (19.0;42.0)

29.4 (25.1;39.2)

0.02

Normal weight, n (%)

24 (37.5)

6 (20)

0.02

Overweight, n (%)

20 (31.5)

14 (46.6)

0.2

I obesity, n (%)

15 (23.4)

2 (6.7)

0.01

II obesity, n (%)

3 (4.7)

2 (6.7)

0.23

III obesity, n (%)

2 (3.1)

6 (20)

0.03

WC, cm

103.8 (84.0;124.0)

96.8 (78.0;123.0)

0.04

HC, cm

97.7 (90.0;120.0)

101.2 (84.0;140.0)

0.04

WC/HC

1.0 (0.9;1,2)

1.0 (0.7;1.1)

0.23

Area VAT, cm2

162.2 (130.3;196.4)

119.0 (102.1;129.2)

0.01

Area SAT, cm2

382.2 (236.4;435.0)

411.0 (334;470)

0.01

VAT/SAT

0.44 (0.38;0.62)

0.31 (0.18;0.55)

0.01

  1. Data in the table are presented as median (Me) and 25 and 75 % quartiles (Q1;Q3) or n (%)
  2. p value for differences between groups (p < 0.05)
  3. VAT visceral adipose tissue, BMI body mass index, SAT subcutaneous adipose tissue, HC hip circumference, WC waist circumference