|
Variables#
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T1*
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T2*
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T3*
| |
P-trend
|
|---|
|
BMI (kg/m2)
|
20.97
|
±4.3
|
20.65±
|
4.3
|
19.99
|
±3.2
|
0.0740
|
|
Body fat (%)
|
22.64
|
±8.7
|
21.95±
|
7.6
|
20.78
|
±6.78
|
0.0818
|
|
Waist circumference (cm)
|
71.21
|
±11.9
|
70.55±
|
10.8
|
69.16
|
±9.9
|
0.1788
|
|
Fasting glucose (mg/dL)
|
90.99
|
±8.67
|
91.81±
|
6.07
|
92.25
|
±7.79
|
0.2240
|
|
Fasting serum insulin (μIU/ml)
|
16.95
|
±14.2
|
16.87±
|
10.3
|
17.22
|
±15.8
|
0.8848
|
|
HOMA-IR
|
3.98
|
±4.0
|
3.88±
|
2.5
|
4.05
|
±4.2
|
0.8940
|
|
Sytolic BP (mmHg)
|
110.89
|
±11.0
|
112.33±
|
8.9
|
110.75
|
±8.5
|
0.9094
|
|
Diastolic BP (mmHg)
|
62.88
|
±8.2
|
63.80±
|
8.7
|
63.41
|
±7.7
|
0.6371
|
|
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)
|
54.06
|
±12.3
|
56.31±
|
13.4
|
56.59
|
±12.67
|
0.1481
|
|
LDL- cholesterol (mg/dL)
|
89.44
|
±27.0
|
91.64±
|
21.2
|
90.73
|
±24.2
|
0.6998
|
|
Triglyceride ((mg/dL))
|
76.53
|
±35.6
|
70.85±
|
31.2
|
78.23
|
±49.6
|
0.7537
|
|
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
|
159.9
|
±30.2
|
159.63±
|
24.2
|
160.75
|
±30.1
|
0.8420
|
|
Serum iron (ug/dL)
|
87
|
±35.8
|
86.52±
|
33.1
|
95.32
|
±36.0
|
0.0833
|
|
Serum TIBC (ug/dL)
|
352.1
|
±44.6
|
348.56±
|
47.2
|
337.01
|
±37.2
|
0.0114
|
|
Serum ferritin (ng/ml)
|
57.87
|
±36.1
|
55.22±
|
37.0
|
55.92
|
±32.0
|
0.6844
|
|
Transferrin Saturation (%)
|
25.17
|
±10.7
|
25.14±
|
9.6
|
28.63
|
±11.1
|
0.0167
|
|
Hepcidin (ng/ml) §
|
422.46
|
±418.7
|
554.71±
|
446.7
|
698.92
|
±420.7
|
<0.0001
|
|
TNFα (pg/ml) §
|
24.56
|
±11.2
|
18.96±
|
7.3
|
18.81
|
±6.7
|
<0.0001
|
|
IFNγ (pg/ml)
|
6.72
|
±1.7
|
6.34±
|
2.3
|
6.24
|
±2.5
|
0.1148
|
|
NO (uM) §
|
9.31
|
±4.3
|
7.10±
|
4.2
|
6.69
|
±4.3
|
<0.0001
|
|
IL1β (pg/ml) §
|
1.26
|
±0.4
|
1.00±
|
0.4
|
0.86
|
±0.2
|
<0.0001
|
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*IL10 cut-off point: Tertile 1: <8.03 pg/ml, Tertile 2>=8.03 pg/ml <=10.6 pg/ml, Tertile 3>10.6 pg/ml.
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#Data are presented as means±standard error of mean (SEM) and percent for continuous and categorical variables respectively.
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§Bonferroni correction p<0.0023.
