Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants
From: Association between body fat distribution and B-lymphocyte subsets in peripheral blood
Characteristic | Total N = 238 | Non-obese n = 144 | Obese n = 94 | p-value1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex: female (%) | 164 (68.9) | 108 (75.0) | 56 (59.6) | 0.015 |
Age in years | 48.0 (36.0 ; 56.0) | 48.0 (35.0 ; 54.3) | 47.5 (36.8 ; 56.8) | 0.523 |
BMI (kg/m²) | 25.5 (22.7 ; 33.1) | 23.2 (21.2 ; 24.9) | 35.8 (32.4 ; 39.7) | < 0.001 |
Visceral adipose tissue (%) | 2.0 (1.2 ; 3.5) | 1.5 (0.8 ; 2.0) | 3.6 (2.8 ; 5.4) | < 0.001 |
Total body fat (%) | 34.0 (27.2 ; 41.2) | 29.7 (23.9 ; 34.3) | 43.7 (36.8 ; 48.3) | < 0.001 |
Waist-to-Height Ratio | 0.5 (0.45 ; 0.63) | 0.47 (0.43 ; 0.50) | 0.65 (0.61 ; 0.7) | < 0.001 |
Systolic BP (mmHG) | 116 (106.0; 127.5) | 110 (102.5 ; 119.6) | 126.5 (115.5 ; 135.5) | < 0.001 |
Diastolic BP (mmHG) | 77 (70.5 ; 85.0) | 73.8 (67.5 ; 78.5) | 83 (78.0 ; 91.5) | < 0.001 |
Alcohol consumption2 | 0.3 (0.1 ; 0.7) | 0.3 (0.1 ; 0.7) | 0.3 (0.1 ; 0.7) | 0.671 |
Autoimmune disease | 46 (19.3) | 27 (18.8) | 19 (20.2) | 0.867 |
Allergy | 110 (46.4) | 69 (47.9) | 41 (44.1) | 0.595 |
Type 2 DM | 10 (4.3) | 5 (3.5) | 5 (5.4) | 0.523 |
Cardiovascular disease | 11 (4.6) | 5 (3.5) | 6 (6.4) | 0.351 |
Hypothyroidism | 46 (19.9) | 28 (20.1) | 18 (19.6) | 1.000 |
Smoking status (%): | ||||
Current smoker | 34 (14.3) | 13 (9.0) | 21 (22.3) | < 0.001 |
Former smoker | 85 (35.7) | 44 (30.6) | 41 (43.6) | |
Never smoker | 119 (50.0) | 87 (60.4) | 32 (34.0) | |
Education (%): | ||||
No professional education | 4 (1.7) | 2 (1.4) | 2 (2.1) | 0.005 |
Professional education | 162 (68.1) | 88 (61.1) | 74 (78.7) | |
Academic education | 72 (30.3) | 54 (37.5) | 18 (19.1) |