Research Article
Serum Concentrations of Cartilage Intermediate Layer Protein 2 Were Higher in Overweight and Obese Subjects
Table 1
Comparison of clinical parameters in normal weight, overweight and obese subjects.
| Clinical parameters | Normal weight () | Overweight () | Obese () | |
| Age (years) | | | | 0.679 | Male (%) | 33.9 | 42.5 | 35.3 | 0.408 | Diabetes (%) | 31.4 | 36.2 | 41.2 | 0.523 | Body weight (kg) | | | | <0.001 | Waist circumference (cm) | | | | <0.001 | WHR | | | | <0.001 | BMI (kg/m2) | | | | <0.001 | FAT (%) | 28.65 (23.60-32.10) | 34.45 (25.70-37.00) | 41.05 (31.28-42.65) | <0.001 | SBP (mmHg) | | | | <0.001 | DBP (mmHg) | | | | 0.014 | FBG (mmol/L) | 5.53 (5.00-6.36) | 5.78 (5.28-7.12) | 6.41 (5.21-7.34) | 0.041 | 2h-BG (mmol/L) | 8.65 (6.90-12.20) | 9.38 (7.10-12.38) | 9.92 (7.54-13.25) | 0.351 | FIns (mu/L) | 6.58 (5.12-9.22) | 8.80 (5.88-12.43) | 12.73 (8.82-19.41) | <0.001 | HbA1c (%) | 5.90 (5.50-6.40) | 6.10 (5.70-6.80) | 6.30 (5.70-6.95) | 0.086 | TG (mmol/L) | 1.22 (0.88-1.80) | 1.47 (1.08-2.16) | 1.80 (1.19-2.66) | 0.001 | TC (mmol/L) | | | | 0.556 | HDL-C (mmol/L) | | | | 0.006 | LDL-C (mmol/L) | | | | 0.339 | FFA (μmol/L) | | | | 0.933 | HOMA-IR | 1.74 (1.25-2.78) | 2.39 (1.50-4.01) | 3.88 (2.54-5.61) | <0.001 |
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Values are given as or median (interquartile range). WHR: waist-to-hip ratio; BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FBG: fasting blood glucose; 2h-BG: 2-hour OGTT blood glucose; FIns: fasting blood insulin; TG: triglyceride; TC: total cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; FFA: free fatty acid; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance. |