Table 1

Characteristics of lean and overweight/obese (o/o) participants

Lean(51 males, 56 females)o/o(22 males, 20 females)p Value
Age61.2±8.058.9±8.30.118
Education (years)16.1±2.115.2±4.50.032*
IQ115.2±0.9105.7±1.80.000**
Weight (kg)75.4±15.495.2±20.50.000**
Waist circumference (cm)94.9±0.5110.3±0.40.005**
BMI24.1±1.431.8±6.80.000**
  • Values represent means±SEM. Values with (*) are significantly different across groups (*p<0.05; **p≤0.01).

  • BMI, body mass index; o/o, overweight/obese.