Table 1 Characteristics of the studied women (n = 110)
From: Inflammatory markers and cardiovascular risks among overweight-obese Emirati women
Demographics and medical history [number (percentage) of patients] | |
Age, mean ± SD, years | 39 ± 9 (median 36, range 30–65) |
Education | |
Primary | 28 (25) |
Secondary | 38 (35) |
University | 44 (40) |
Marital status | |
Married | 81 (74) |
Single | 18 (16) |
Divorced | 11 (10) |
Occupation | |
Housewife | 72 (65) |
Employed | 22 (20) |
History of dyslipidemia | 8 (7) |
History of diabetes | 7 (6) |
Polycystic ovary syndrome | 9 (8) |
Self-physical activity ≥150 min/week | 16 (15) |
Anthropometrics, mean ± SD (median and range) | |
Waist circumference (cm) | 100 ± 13 (median 99, range 71–144) |
Hip circumference (cm) | 116 ± 11 (median 116, range 49–148) |
Waist: hip ratio | 0.86 ± 0.08 (median 0.86, range 0.63–1.11) |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 34 ± 6 (median 33, range 25–58) |
Weight (kg) | 84 ± 14 (median 83, range 58–123) |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 120 ± 13 (median 120, range 92–158) |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 73 ± 9 (median 73, range 53–100) |
Percent body fat | 41 ± 5 (median 41, range 29–54) |
Percent fat-free muscle | 47 ± 5 (median 46, range 36–64) |
Laboratory biomarkers, mean ± SD (median and range) | |
Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L) | 5.5 ± 1.8 (median 5.1, range 3.9–19.4) |
Hemoglobin A1c (%) | 5.8 ± 0.9 (median 5.7, range 4.5–12.0) |
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.9 ± 0.9 (median 4.9, range 3.4–7.7) |
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.0 ± 0.7 (median 3.0, range 1.4–5.4) |
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.1 ± 0.3 (median 1.0, range 0.5–2.6) |
Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 1.0 ± 0.4 (median 1.0, range 0.4–2.3) |
Adiponectin (µg/L) | 6.5 ± 3.4 (median 5.4, range 1.1–18.4) |
hsCRP (mg/L) | 7.8 ± 7.7 (median 5.4, range 0.2–51.3) |
IL-6 (pg/mL) | 2.7 ± 2.1 (median 2.0, range 0.2–14.0) |
TNF-α (ng/L) | 0.014 ± 0.04 (median 0.013, range 0.007–0.037) |
25-Hydroxyvitamin D (nmol/L) | 21.6 ± 15.1 (median 17.0, range 5.0–91.0) |