| Variable |
Normal weight |
Overweight |
Obesity |
p-value |
| Study participants (n) |
132 |
163 |
146 |
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| Age (years) |
40.2 ± 15.1 |
43.2 ± 13.9 |
42.5 ± 12.4 |
0.15 |
| Gender (F/M, n) |
(64/68) |
(85/78) |
(90/56) |
0.07 |
| BMI(kg/m2) |
22.4 ± 1.9 |
27.5 ± 1.4 |
34.5 ± 4.6 |
<0.001* |
| TC (mg/dL) |
171.7.4 ± 40.5 |
186.3 ± 51.3 |
191.3 ± 54 |
<0.001** |
| TG (mg/dL) |
124.2 ± 66.6 |
171 ± 132.5 |
193.5 ± 183.1 |
<0.001** |
| HDL-c (mg/dL) |
44.4 ± 15.3 |
40.5 ± 11.5 |
39.8.2 ± 16.3 |
0.05 |
| LDL-c (mg/dL) |
105.3 ± 31.6 |
115.8 ± 45.9 |
117.7 ± 42.1 |
0.07 |
| VLDL-c (mg/dL) |
24.8 ± 13.3 |
35.1 ± 28.2 |
38.9 ± 36.7 |
<0.001** |
|
| Average values are expressed as mean ± SD. n: number; BMI: Body Mass Index; TC: Total Cholesterol, TG: Triglycerides; HDL-c: High Density Lipoprotein cholesterol;
LDL-c: Low Density Lipoprotein cholesterol; VLDL-c: Very Low Lipoprotein cholesterol; *Compared among all groups; **Normal weight vs. overweight and obesity |
| Table 1: Demographic and biochemical characteristics of the 441 subjects with different BMI categories. |