Table 1 Clinical and biochemical traits of the study subjects. OBO, obesity only and OBM, obesity with metabolic syndrome. Significance was determined by the Student’s t-test
Feature | OBO N = 18 | OBM N = 21 | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 38.1 ± 4.2 | 40.5 ± 7.3 | 0.283 |
Females (N; %) | 11 (61%) | 9 (42.9%) | 0.415 |
Height (cm) | 167.4 ± 11.9 | 170.8 ± 9.6 | 0.370 |
Weight (kg) | 113.4 ± 19.6 | 110.9 ± 27.6 | 0.782 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 40.0 ± 4.5 | 39.6 ± 3.0 | 0.746 |
Smoking (%) | 6.0 | 33.0 | 0.027 |
HBA1c (%) | 5.5 ± 0.27 | 7.02 ± 1.9 | 0.002 |
Fasting triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.39 ± 0.48 | 2.65 ± 1.52 | 0.001 |
Total Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.9 ± 1.1 | 4.8 ± 1.1 | 0.855 |
LDL-Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 2.8 ± 1.3 | 2.6 ± 1.1 | 0.728 |
HDL-Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.5 ± 0.7 | 1.0 ± 0.3 | 0.008 |
Fasting glucose (mmol/L) | 5.2 ± 0.6 | 7.4 ± 3.4 | 0.009 |
Creatinine (μmol/L) | 67.5 ± 14.1 | 65.3 ± 14.1 | 0.563 |
Fasting insulin (miU/mL) | 19.0 ± 13.3 | 27.6 ± 13.2 | 0.053 |
C-reactive protein (mg/L) | 12.8 ± 12.5 | 7.1 ± 4.5 | 0.064 |
Alanine transaminase (U/L) | 20.7 ± 11.6 | 36.5 ± 35.1 | 0.063 |
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L) | 18.8 ± 9.6 | 23.6 ± 15.0 | 0.251 |