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Table 2 Characteristics of obese subjects according to BMI

From: Association of interleukin-18 gene polymorphism with body mass index in women

 

BMI (kg/m2)

p a

25 ~ 26.9

27 ~29.9

≥ 30

Age (year)

28.9 ± 11.2

31.3 ± 10.54

33.1 ± 12.9

.123

Weight (kg)

64.7 ± 4.7

71.3 ± 6.2

84.5 ± 12.9

< 0.001

Height (cm)

158.3 ± 5.9

159.0 ± 5.9

160.8 ± 5.6

.029

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

184.3 ± 46.0

184.2 ± 36.6

189.0 ± 40.4

.728

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

117.0 ± 112.4

110.3 ±70.7

136.3 ± 112.8

.251

Fat mass (kg)

23.3 ± 2.3

26.6 ± 2.9

36.4 ± 8.1

< 0.001

PBF (%)

36.1 ± 2.7

37.0 ± 5.0

41.9 ± 4.3

< 0.001

WHR

0.89 ± 0.03

0.92 ± 0.03

0.99 ± .07

< 0.001

  1. Values are means ± S.D.
  2. BMI = body mass index, PBF = percentage of body fat, WHR = Waist-to-hip ratio.
  3. aBy one-way Anova analysis (among BMI groups).