Table 1 Distribution of obesity indices and cardiovascular risk factors
Males (n=195) | Females (n=228) | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthropometric variables | |||||
Height (cm) | 175.0 | 6.8 | 162.5 | 6.7 | 0.000 |
Weight (kg) | 66.2 | 12.2 | 59.8 | 14.6 | 0.000 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 21.6 | 3.6 | 22.7 | 3.3 | 0.016 |
≥ 25 | 13.3 | 26.7 | 0.000 | ||
≥ 30 | 4.6 | 10.5 | 0.000 | ||
Waist (cm) | 75.9 | 8.6 | 75.7 | 11.2 | ns |
≥ 94 (M); ≥80 (F) | 5.6 | 28.5 | 0.000 | ||
≥102 (M); ≥88 (F) | 2.1 | 14.9 | 0.000 | ||
Waist/height ratio | 43.3 | 3.5 | 46.6 | 4.6 | 0.000 |
≥0.50 | 9.7 | 26.7 | 0.000 | ||
Waist/hip ratio | 0.83 | 0.07 | 0.82 | 0.09 | 0.017 |
Fat percent | 16.8 | 6.7 | 26.8 | 7.9 | 0.000 |
Cardiovascular risk factors | |||||
Daily cigarette smoking | 20.0 | 3.1 | 0.000 | ||
Alcohol on ≥6 days/month | 19.5 | 5.7 | 0.000 | ||
Physical activity >3000 MET-min/wk | 64.4 | 18.4 | 0.000 | ||
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 121.2 | 11.2 | 110.5 | 10.0 | 0.000 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 67.0 | 8.1 | 69.1 | 8.0 | 0.008 |
Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 4.06 | 0.81 | 4.23 | 0.86 | 0.031 |
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 2.28 | 0.74 | 2.56 | 0.81 | 0.000 |
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.46 | 0.43 | 1.36 | 0.39 | 0.011 |
Triglycerides (mmol/l) | 0.69 | 0.28 | 0.69 | 0.28 | ns |
Glucose (mmol/l) | 5.24 | 0.58 | 4.96 | 0.58 | 0.000 |
Uric acid (mmol/l) | 0.33 | 0.08 | 0.24 | 0.70 | 0.000 |