Table 1 Clinical and biochemical measurements of study participants
From: Adipocytokines in obese Ghanaian subjects with or without type 2 diabetes
Variables | Obese subjects | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Diabetics (80) | Non-diabetics (80) | ||
Age | 48.60 ± 5.928 | 48.40 ± 7.877 | 0.9119 |
Sex (M/F) | 30/50 | 30/50 | |
Height (cm) | 172.2 ± 9.996 | 168.6 ± 4.623 | 0.0734 |
Weight (kg) | 98.55 ± 18.53 | 91.30 ± 8.952 | 0.0586 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 34.08 ± 2.97 | 33.13 ± 2.361 | 0.2666 |
% Body fat | 30.19 ± 7.319 | 31.47 ± 3.969 | 0.4008 |
% Muscle mass | 32.72 ± 3.009 | 31.64 ± 3.062 | 0.1735 |
Visceral fat | 16.00 ± 4.202 | 15.27 ± 3.796 | 0.4810 |
SBP (mmHg) | 138.4 ± 9.027 | 126.9 ± 7.780 | 0.0001 |
DBP (mmHg) | 85.87 ± 8.295 | 83.53 ± 6.684 | 0.2351 |
Glucose (mmol/L) | 6.500 ± 2.956 | 4.947 ± 0.739 | 0.0009 |
TCHOL (mmol/L) | 4.369 ± 0.898 | 5.059 ± 1.181 | 0.0135 |
TG (mmol/L) | 1.515 ± 1.206 | 1.366 ± 0.745 | 0.5678 |
HDL (mmol/L) | 1.019 ± 0.202 | 1.021 ± 0.275 | 0.9830 |
LDL (mmol/L) | 2.724 ± 0.744 | 3.345 ± 0.959 | 0.0069 |
CR (ratio) | 4.437 ± 1.259 | 5.158 ± 1.399 | 0.0402 |
Leptin (ng/ml) | 13.84 ± 4.759 | 17.92 ± 5.506 | 0.0018 |
hsCRP (ng/ml) | 0.256 ± 0.108 | 0.184 ± 0.106 | 0.0036 |
Variables | Glucose level among diabetic subjects | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
3.6–6.19 mmol/L | 6.2–11.0 mmol/L | > 11.0 mmol/L | ||
Male | ||||
Leptin | 10.33 ± 4.08b | 10.14 ± 1.88b | 6.000 ± 0.71a | 0.0465 |
hsCRP | 0.193 ± 0.09b | 0.314 ± 0.12a | 0.150 ± 0.02b | 0.0203 |
Female | ||||
Leptin | 14.60 ± 3.19 | 15.95 ± 3.86 | 15.83 ± 2.021 | 0.3484 |
hsCRP | 0.301 ± 0.10 | 0.264 ± 0.13 | 0.202 ± 0.138 | 0.4913 |