Table 2 Clinical characteristics and biochemical indices in the obese and non-obese groups (mean ± SEM)

Case number

95

90

57

38

37

53

Age

50 ± 10

53 ± 8

50 ± 10

49 ± 11

52 ± 8

54 ± 8

BMI (kg/m²)

22.4 ± 2.1

29.7 ± 3.7*

22.5 ± 2.3

22.3 ± 1.8

29.8 ± 3.9

29.6 ± 3.6

WC (cm)

84.6 ± 9.8

99.8 ± 8.4*

84.8 ± 10.5

84.5 ± 8.9

100.0 ± 8.2

99.5 ± 8.6

HC (cm)

95.5 ± 5.6

108.2 ± 8.0*

95.6 ± 4.9

95.3 ± 6.7

107.4 ± 8.2

108.9 ± 7.8

DBP (mmHg)

73.4 ± 10.6

80.9 ± 16.8*

73.5 ± 11.6

73.2 ± 9.1

81.2 ± 18.6

80.6 ± 15.3

SBP (mmHg)

118.2 ± 16.20

124.8 ± 21.2

119.2 ± 18.2

116.5 ± 12.8

125.2 ± 20.9

124.5 ± 21.7

FBG (mmol/L)

5.75 ± 2.09

5.82 ± 1.40

6.02 ± 2.40

5.35 ± 1.47

5.98 ± 1.71

6.04 ± 2.37

TC (mmol/L)

4.00 ± 0.84

4.34 ± 0.72*

3.95 ± 0.85

4.09 ± 0.85

4.37 ± 0.75

4.33 ± 0.69

TG (mmol/L)

1.42 ± 0.90

1.81 ± 0.88*

1.35 ± 0.96

1.51 ± 0.81

2.05 ± 1.15

1.59 ± 0.47**

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.35 ± 0.60

1.28 ± 0.58

1.25 ± 0.37

1.50 ± 0.81

1.28 ± 0.58

1.29 ± 0.60

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.28 ± 0.75

2.43 ± 0.65

2.23 ± 0.86

2.34 ± 0.56

2.34 ± 0.64

2.51 ± 0.65

Adiponectin (ng/ml)

0.59 ± 0.24

0.49 ± 0.15*

0.57 ± 0.24

0.62 ± 0.23

0.45 ± 0.13

0.54 ± 0.16**

Visfatin (ng/ml)

1.07 ± 0.39

1.23 ± 0.35*

0.98 ± 0.37

1.21 ± 0.40**

1.11 ± 0.35

1.32 ± 0.30**