Association between polymorphisms and hypermethylation of CD36 gene in obese and obese diabetic Senegalese females

Table 6 Comparison of the clinical and biochemical data stratified by CD36 gene methylation in the control, obese and obese diabetic groups

Variables	Control			Obese			Obese diabetic
Variables	Unmethylated	Methylated	p value	Unmethylated	Methylated	p value	Unmethylated	Methylated	p value
Body mass index (kg/m²)	24.31 ± 2.64	23.94 ± 2.97	NS	34.97 ± 5.51	33.69 ± 3.59	NS	32.63 ± 3.27	33.78 ± 4.95	NS
Waist size (cm)	83.44 ± 8.94	83.21 ± 9.97	NS	103.05 ± 9.03	102.52 ± 10.13	NS	102.86 ± 10.71	100.56 ± 12.63	NS
Percent body fat (%)	38.34 ± 6.42	36.23 ± 6.04	NS	45.54 ± 4.55	45.82 ± 4.04	NS	44.39 ± 4.71	45.39 ± 4.71	NS
Visceral fat level	7.12 ± 1.59	6.50 ± 1.83	NS	11.53 ± 2.09	11.50 ± 2.15	NS	10.81 ± 1.97	11.56 ± 2.59	NS
Fasting blood glucose (g/l)	0.88 ± 0.12	0.80 ± 0.12	NS	0.88 ± 0.24	0.87 ± 0.26	NS	1.74 ± 0.82	1.45 ± 0.74	NS
Glycated hemoglobin (%)	5.03 ± 0.57	4.92 ± 0.68	NS	5.50 ± 0.70	5.61 ± 0.70	NS	8.31 ± 2.13	7.64 ± 2.02	NS
IR-HOMA	3.80 ± 1.85	3.22 ± 1.64	NS	5.23 ± 2.33	4.57 ± 1.93	NS	9.28 ± 11.65	7.06 ± 10.88	NS
Total cholesterol (g/l)	2.10 ± 0.46	2.19 ± 0.48	NS	2.07 ± 0.35	2.14 ± 0.44	NS	2.14 ± 0.50	2.35 ± 0.60	NS
HDL cholesterol (g/l)	0.62 ± 0.14	0.63 ± 0.13	NS	0.57 ± 0.15	0.60 ± 0.13	NS	0.57 ± 0.17	0.58 ± 0.15	NS
LDL cholesterol (g/l)	1.35 ± 0.37	1.45 ± 0.41	NS	1.38 ± 0.31	1.42 ± 0.43	NS	1.55 ± 0.39	1.71 ± 0.62	0.01**
Triglycerides (g/l)	0.86 ± 0.31	0.65 ± 0.25	NS	0.82 ± 0.31	0.75 ± 0.35	NS	0.83 ± 0.43	0.89 ± 0.33	NS

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