Biochemical characteristics in metabolically unhealthy abdominally obese (MUAO) and metabolically healthy abdominally obese (MHAO) patients
| Variables | MUAO (n=81) | MHAO (n=83) | OR (95% CI) | p Value |
| FBS (mg/dL)† | 87.72 (5.82) | 95.50 (9.76) | 3.79 (2.25 to 6.40)* | <0.001‡ |
| TG (mg/dL)† | 193 (151–241) | 112 (88 to 146) | 1.10 (1.05 to 1.15)* | <0.001§ |
| HDL-C (mg/dL)¶ | 39.53 (6.65) | 46.44 (9.20) | 0.32 (0.20 to 0.52)* | <0.001‡ |
| SBP (mg/dL)† | 115 (16.45) | 108.13 (16.60) | 1.02 (1.00 to 1.04)* | 0.009‡ |
| DBP (mg/dL)† | 77.31 (13.86) | 70.84 (12.94) | 1.03 (1.01 to 1.06)* | 0.002‡ |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL)¶ | 193.60 (41.37) | 187.37 (32.91) | 1.00 (0.99 to 1.01) | 0.286‡ |
*Statistically significant (p<0.05).
†Variables with non-normal numeric scales are reported as median (25th, 75th).
‡Independent samples t-test.
§Mann- Whitney U test.
¶Variables with normal numeric scales are reported as mean (SD).
DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FBS, fasting blood sugar; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TG, triglycerides.