Demographic, anthropometric and dietary intake parameters 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 |
| Age (years)* | 38.23 (8.52) | 37.13 (8.64) | 1.01 (0.97 to 1.05) | 0.412† |
| Men (%) | 50.6 | 49.4 | 1.05 (0.57 to 1.93) | 0.876‡ |
| Physical activity score§ | 3144 (1416–5166) | 2412 (1260–5211) | 1.00 (0.99 to 1.00) | 0.451¶ |
| Weight (kg)* | 87.21 (13.90) | 84.78 (13.98) | 1.01 (0.99 to 1.03) | 0.266† |
| Height (cm)* | 165.09 (11.56) | 164.56 (10.60) | 1.00 (0.97 to 1.03) | 0.762† |
| Waist circumference (cm)* | 106.02 (8.30) | 105.06 (8.63) | 1.01 (0.97 to 1.05) | 0.470† |
| Hip circumference (cm)* | 110.90 (6.92) | 111.31 (8.26) | 0.99 (0.95 to 1.03) | 0.730† |
| Waist-to-hip ratio* | 0.95 (0.05) | 0.94 (0.06) | 2.73 (0.15 to 48.00) | 0.209† |
| BMI (kg/m2)* | 32.16 (4.25) | 31.35 (4.12) | 1.04 (0.97 to 1.12) | 0.214† |
| Body fat percentage (%)* | ||||
| Males | 26.86 (5.15) | 25.07 (4.86) | 1.07 (0.98 to 1.17) | 0.093† |
| Females | 38.59 (4.38) | 39.88 (4.79) | 0.93 (0.85 to 1.03) | 0.227† |
| Body fat mass (kg)* | ||||
| Males | 25.91 (7.27) | 22.79 (6.76) | 1.06 (1.00 to 1.13) | 0.062† |
| Females | 31.11 (7.33) | 32.4 (8.63) | 0.98 (0.92 to 1.03) | 0.441† |
| Body fat-free mass (kg)* | ||||
| Males | 69.09 (6.69) | 66.98 (7.85) | 1.04 (0.98 to 1.10) | 0.130† |
| Females | 48.72 (5.08) | 47.61 (4.94) | 1.04 (0.95 to 1.14) | 0.425† |
| Total energy intake (kcal/day)* | 2152.9 (765.1) | 2206.8 (862.9) | 1.00 (0.97 to 1.04) | 0.700 † |
| Carbohydrate intake (% energy)* | 60.20 (10.09) | 59.29 (9.11) | 1.01 (0.97 to 1.04) | 0.499† |
| Protein intake (% energy)* | 14.22 (2.95) | 14.17 (4.10) | 1.00 (0.91 to 1.09) | 0.937† |
| Total fat intake (% energy)* | 25.58 (10.54) | 26.54 (12.14) | 0.98 (0.95 to 1.02) | 0.380† |
| Total SFA intake (% energy)§ | 14.06 (10.6–21.87) | 14.21 (10.18–21.49) | 0.99 (0.96 to 1.02) | 0.780¶ |
| Total MUFA intake (% energy)§ | 16.39 (11.01–24.68) | 18.26 (11.76–26.27) | 0.99 (0.97 to 1.01) | 0.183 ¶ |
| Total PUFA intake (% energy)§ | 12.7 (9.59–22.19) | 14.41 (8.94–19.01) | 1.01 (0.98 to 1.03) | 0.943¶ |
*Variables with normal numeric scales are reported as mean (SD).
†Independent samples t-test.
‡χ2 test.
§Variables with non-normal numeric scales are reported as median (25th, 75th).
¶Mann- Whitney U test.
BMI, body mass index; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids; SFA, saturated fatty acids.