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Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants according to gender among non-overweight/obese adults

From: Novel and traditional anthropometric indices for identifying metabolic syndrome in non-overweight/obese adults

Variables

Total (n = 2916)

Male (n = 1215)

Female (n = 1701)

p value

Age(years)

47.04 ± 10.38

47.91 ± 10.70

46.41 ± 10.11

< 0.001

Education

 Low (< 9 y)

711(24.4%)

254(20.9%)

457(26.9%)

< 0.001

 Middle (9–12 y)

1035(35.5%)

439(36.1%)

596(35.0%)

< 0.001

 High (> 12 y)

1170(40.1%)

522(43.0%)

648(38.1%)

< 0.001

 Height (cm)

164.06 ± 7.96

170.78 ± 5.89

159.26 ± 5.36

 < 0.001

 Weight (kg)

57.68 ± 7.73

63.64 ± 6.42

53.39 ± 5.42

< 0.001

 WC (cm)

77.33 ± 7.42

82.08 ± 5.87

73.95 ± 6.49

< 0.001

 WHtR

0.47 ± 0.04

0.48 ± 0.03

0.46 ± 0.04

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

21.36 ± 1.77

21.80 ± 1.64

21.05 ± 1.78

< 0.001

 AVI

12.22 ± 2.21

13.64 ± 1.85

11.20 ± 1.87

< 0.001

 ABSI

0.0784 ± 0.004

0.0805 ± 0.0038

0.0769 ± 0.0049

< 0.001

 WWI

10.20 ± 0.64

10.30 ± 0.54

10.13 ± 0.70

< 0.001

 BRI

2.87 ± 0.71

3.03 ± 0.61

2.76 ± 0.75

< 0.001

SBP (mmHg)

116.55 ± 15.97

119.18 ± 14.46

114.68 ± 16.72

< 0.001

DBP (mmHg)

69.42 ± 10.48

72.20 ± 10.30

67.44 ± 10.16

< 0.001

FBG (mmol/L)

5.18 ± 0.90

5.31 ± 1.08

5.09 ± 0.74

< 0.001

TC (mmol/L)

4.77 ± 0.94

4.82 ± 0.96

4.74 ± 0.93

0.038

TG (mmol/L)

1.38 ± 1.18

1.63 ± 1.45

1.21 ± 0.91

< 0.001

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.34 ± 0.33

1.23 ± 0.31

1.43 ± 0.32

< 0.001

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.62 ± 0.72

2.70 ± 0.73

2.57 ± 0.72

< 0.001

CRP (mg/L)

1.17 ± 3.04

1.43 ± 3.91

0.99 ± 2.19

< 0.001

UA (umol/L)

316.74 ± 79.67

374.34 ± 71.46

275.60 ± 56.31

< 0.001

High BP level (n, %)

663(22.7%)

307(25.3%)

356(20.9%)

0.006

Abdominal obesity (n, %)

195(6.7%)

101(8.3%)

94(5.5%)

0.003

Dysglycemia (n, %)

188(6.4%)

109(9.0%)

79(4.6%)

< 0.001

High TG level (n, %)

630(21.65%)

381(31.4%)

249(14.6%)

< 0.001

Low HDL-C level (n, %)

389(13.3%)

284(23.4%)

105(6.2%)

< 0.001

MetS (n,%)

143(4.9%)

92(7.6%)

51 (3.0%)

< 0.001

  1. p value, means the differences between groups according to gender among non-overweight/obese adults
  2. WC waist circumference, WtHR waist-to-height ratio, BMI body mass index, AVI abdominal volume index, ABSI a body shape index, WWI weight adjusted waist index, BRI body roundness index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FBG fasting blood glucose, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, HDL-C HDL cholesterol, LDL-C LDL cholesterol, CRP C-reactive protein, UA uric acid, MetS metabolic syndrome