Table 1 Baseline characteristics and clinical measurements of adults with morbid obesity comparing those with either axillary or cervical skin tags to those with no skin tags
Variable | No skin tags | Any skin tags | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 15 | n | 85 | ||
Weight (kg) | 122.1 | ± 15.3 | 130.2 | ± 27.4 | 0.113 |
Height (m) | 1.61 | ± 0.07 | 1.68 | ± 0.11 | 0.007# |
Waist circumference (cm) | 133.7 | ± 12.8 | 136.3 | ± 18.9 | 0.611 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 47.1 | ± 6.6 | 46 | ± 7.8 | 0.61 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 125.1 | ± 8.3 | 138.0 | ± 16.0 | < 0.001# |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 80.4 | ± 9.7 | 85.6 | ± 9.7 | 0.094 |
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5 | ± 1.0 | 4.6 | ± 1.2 | 0.19 |
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.1 | ± 0.9 | 2.6 | ± 1.2 | 0.136 |
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.3 | ± 0.3 | 1.2 | ± 0.3 | 0.329 |
Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.5 | ± 0.7 | 1.8 | ± 1.1 | 0.351 |
Triglyceride:HDL | 1.3 | ± 0.6 | 1.7 | ± 1.4 | 0.054 |
total cholesterol (mmol/L)c | 5.3 | ± 0.8 | 4.8 | ± 1.2 | 0.155 |
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)c | 3.4 | ± 0.7 | 2.8 | ± 1.1 | 0.103 |
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)c | 1.2 | ± 0.2 | 1.2 | ± 0.3 | 0.993 |
Triglycerides (mmol/L)c | 1.6 | ± 0.7 | 1.7 | ± 1.0 | 0.712 |
Triglyceride:HDLc | 1.3 | ± 0.6 | 1.6 | ± 1.4 | 0.543 |
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)d | 3.9 | ± 0.8 | 4.2 | ± 1.3 | 0.666 |
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)d | 1.9 | ± 0.3 | 2.3 | ± 1.2 | 0.587 |
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)d | 1.5 | ± 0.7 | 1.1 | ± 0.3 | 0.128 |
Triglycerides (mmol/L)d | 1.1 | ± 0.3 | 1.9 | ± 1.2 | 0.288 |
Triglyceride:HDL ratiod | 0.9 | ± 0.5 | 1.8 | ± 1.5 | 0.306 |
Glucose (mmol) | 5.1 | ± 0.5 | 6.6 | ± 2.5 | < 0.001# |
HbA1c (mmol/mol) | 37.8 | ± 3.5 | 46.5 | ± 13.2 | < 0.001# |
Glucose (mmol)a | 5 | ± 0.5 | 5.7 | ± 1.9 | 0.189 |
HbA1c (mmol/mol)a | 36.8 | ± 2.2 | 40.7 | ± 10.5 | 0.201 |
Glucose (mmol)b | 5.6 | ± 0.4 | 7.9 | ± 2.7 | 0.244 |
HbA1c (mmol/mol)b | 44 | ± 4.2 | 53.9 | ± 12.7 | 0.289 |
Functional capacity (MET max) | 6 | ± 1.7 | 6.1 | ± 2.0 | 0.859 |