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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the cohort

From: Sex differences in the relationships between body composition, fat distribution, and mitochondrial energy metabolism: a pilot study

 

All Subjects

N = 34

Females

n = 19

Males

n = 15

p value

Race, n (%)

   

0.03

 Caucasian

20 (59)

13 (68)

7 (47)

 

 Asian

11 (32)

3 (16)

8 (53)

 

 African American

3 (9)

3 (16)

–

 

Age (y)

27.9 ± 5.0

26.8 ± 4.7

29.1 ± 5.0

0.18

BMI (kg/m2)

24.7 ± 4.0

25.6 ± 4.1

24.0 ± 3.8

0.24

Fasting serum glucose (mg/dL)

90.6 ± 8.0

88.6 ± 5.9

93.1 ± 9.6

0.11

Fasting serum insulin (Uu/mL)

6.0 ± 4.0

5.8 ± 3.3

6.4 ± 4.7

0.66

HOMA-IR

1.4 ± 1.0

1.3 ± 0.7

1.5 ± 1.3

0.47

Physical activity levels, n (%)

   

0.97

Low

4 (12)

2 (11)

2 (13)

 

Moderate

14 (41)

8 (42)

6 (40)

 

High

16 (47)

9 (47)

7 (47)

 
  1. Data are presented as n (%) or mean ± SD
  2. BMI, body mass index; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance