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Table 4 Comparison of certain obesity-related parameters between groups based on hypertension and insulin resistance

From: Angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphism association with obesity and some related disorders in Egyptian females: a case-control observational study

 

Hypertensive (40)

Normotensive (40)

Insulin resistant (62)

Insulin sensitive (18)

Weight (Kg)

76.36 (22.65)

76.98 (23.86)

80.1 (21.29)

64.86 (25.81)

t = −0.12, p = 0.91

t = 2.55, p = 0.013*

WC (cm)

102.28 (14.53)

98.53 (17.21)

102.63 (15.09)

92.72 (16.8)

t = 1.05, p = 0.30

t = 2.39, p = 0.019*

Hip (cm)

110.23 (15.92)

111.78 (16.16)

113.53 (15.14)

102.28 (16.01)

t = −0.43, p = 0.67

t = 2.74, p = 0.008*

BMI (Kg/m2)

31.55 (8.18)

31.72 (9.67)

32.96 (8.42)

27.07 (9.23)

t = −0.09, p = 0.93

t = 2.56, p = 0.013*

WHR

0.93 (0.09)

0.88 (0.07)

0.905 (0.085)

0.908 (0.089)

t = 2.83, p = 0.01*

t = −0.11, p = 0.91

WHtR

0.66 (0.09)

0.63 (0.11)

0.66 (0.1)

0.6 (0.1)

t = 1.21, p = 0.23

t = 2.17, p = 0.033*

C-index

1.36 (0.10)

1.30 (0.10)

1.324 (0.105)

1.336 (0.104)

t = 2.43, p = 0.02*

t = −0.38, p = 0.708

  1. Data are presented as mean (SD)
  2. *: significant difference at p < 0.05
  3. WC waist circumference, BMI body mass index, WHR waist/hip ratio, WHtR waist/height ratio, C-index conicity index, t: t-test statistic