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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: The association of circulating irisin with metabolic risk factors in Chinese adults: a cross-sectional community-based study

 

Controls

(n = 230)

Overweight

(n = 294)

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Age (years)

56.74 ± 8.06

57.14 ± 8.86

0.08

Height (cm)

160.19 ± 7.64

157.61 ± 7.85

0.154

Weight (kg)

59.21 ± 9.09

65.58 ± 9.74

< 0.0001

BMI (kg/m2)

23 ± 2.49

26.37 ± 2.85

< 0.0001

WC (cm)

77.16 ± 6.72

87.42 ± 6.35

< 0.0001

WHR

0.84 ± 0.06

0.89 ± 0.05

< 0.0001

SBP (mmHg)

115.8 ± 16.04

130.89 ± 17.58

< 0.0001

DBP (mmHg)

72.68 ± 9.54

76.59 ± 11.53

< 0.0001

TG (mmol/L)

1.48 ± 1.21

1.95 ± 1.41

< 0.0001

TC (mmol/L)

4.59 ± 0.86

5.06 ± 0.98

< 0.0001

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.59 ± 0.39

1.42 ± 0.3

< 0.0001

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.82 ± 0.69

2.83 ± 0.66

0.0038

FPG (mmol/L)

5.16 ± 1.05

5.58 ± 1.26

0.0004

30-min PG (mmol/L)

9.19 ± 2.38

10.47 ± 2.89

< 0.0001

2-h PG (mmol/L)

7.01 ± 2.93

9 ± 4.23

< 0.0001

HbA1c (%)

5.54 ± 0.55

5.59 ± 0.73

0.02

Fins (mIU/mL)

6.25 ± 3.96

9.65 ± 5.49

< 0.0001

30-min Ins (mIU/mL)

51.06 ± 34.42

65.94 ± 44.49

< 0.0001

2-h Ins (mIU/mL)

37.32 ± 27.26

56.36 ± 36.42

< 0.0001

HOMA-IR

1.45 ± 1

2.45 ± 1.86

< 0.0001

QUICKI

0.31 ± 0.05

0.27 ± 0.04

< 0.0001

Scr (umol/L)

61.61 ± 16.02

69.43 ± 17.22

< 0.0001

Irisin (ug/mL)

14.78 ± 7.03

11.46 ± 4.11

0.02

  1. BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, WHR waist to hip ratio, TG triglycerides, TC total cholesterol, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, HDL-C high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low density lipoprotein cholesterol, FPG fasting plasma glucose, PG plasma glucose, Fins fasting insulin, Ins insulin, HOMA-IR homeostatic model for assessment of insulin resistance, QUICKI quantitative insulin-sensitivity check index, Scr serum creatinine
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