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Table 4 Comparison of various parameters between subjects with eVFA <100 cm 2 and eVFA ≥100 cm 2

From: Low serum eicosapentaenoic acid / arachidonic acid ratio in male subjects with visceral obesity

 

eVFA <100 cm2group

eVFA ≥100 cm2group

p value

n (Male)

31

103

 

Age, years

62±16 (25–86)

65±11 (27–85)

0.239

BMI, kg/m2

21.7±1.9 (18.1-25.8)

26.7±3.6 (20.6-38.5)

<0.001

WC, cm

78.0±4.6 (68–90)

94.4±9.0 (78–130)

<0.001

History of smoking (%)

67.7

86.4

0.045

Brinkman index

591±699 (0–3000)

795±652 (0–3520)

0.136

Hypertension (%)

41.9

73.8

0.001

SBP, mmHg

127±17 (94–168)

133±15 (98–180)

0.048

DBP, mmHg

71±9 (52–91)

78±11 (57–111)

0.005

Diabetes (%)

71.0

80.6

0.254

FBG, mg/dL

119±35 (80–216)

130±35 (56–261)

0.123

HbA1c, (NGSP),%

6.8±1.1 (4.9-8.9)

7.0±1.1 (5.4-10.7)

0.292

HOMA-IR, units

2.0±1.9 (0.47-8.0)

3.3±2.4 (0.63-14.1)

0.038

eGFR, mL/min

72.3±16.8 (43.0-103.4)

68.7±18.0 (24.4-110.6)

0.346

UACR, mg/g creatinine

244.6±869.9 (0.5-3958)

156.5±435.4 (1.0-2880)

0.519

Dyslipidemia (%)

54.8

71.8

0.075

T-cho, mg/dL

198±38 (137.8-271)

191±36 (112–335)

0.349

LDL-C, mg/dL

117±35 (68–182)

111±33 (55–259)

0.337

TG, mg/dL

87±35 (32–182)

159±97 (51–681)

<0.001

HDL-C, mg/dL

63±24 (31–157)

50±12 (56–261)

<0.001

  1. Data are mean ± SEM (range), or number of subjects. Abbreviations as in Table 1. P values <0.05 were considered statistically significant.