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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study population

From: Association of the leptin receptor Q223R (rs1137101) polymorphism with obesity measures in Sri Lankans

 

Male (n = 206)

Female (n = 324)

p

Total (530)

Age (years)

47.6 ± 11.0

47.5 ± 11.3

0.86

47.5 ± 11.2

BMI (kg/m2)

24.7 ± 3.8

25.2 ± 4.4

0.13

25.0 ± 4.2

WC(cm)

90.0 ± 10.4

88.7 ± 11.0

0.18

89.2 ± 10.8

WHR

0.95 ± 0.06

0.91 ± 0.07

< 0.001

0.92 ± 0.07

FBS (mmol/l)

5.4 ± 2.5

5.5 ± 3.7

0.77

5.5 ± 3.2

TC (mmol/l)

5.1 ± 1.1

5.8 ± 1.6

0.30

5.7 ± 1.5

LDL-C (mmol/l)

3.8 ± 2.4

3.8 ± 2.1

0.88

3.8 ± 2.2

HDL-C (mmol/l)

1.4 ± 1.7

1.4 ± 0.3

< 0.001

1.4 ± 1.1

TGL (mmol/l)

3.5 ± 1.7

3.2 ± 2.1

< 0.05

3.4 ± 2.0

  1. Data shown as mean ± SD; FBS, HDL-C and TGL log transformed for analysis
  2. BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, WHR waist-to-hip ratio, FBS fasting blood sugar, TC total cholesterol, LDL-C low density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high density lipoprotein cholesterol, TGL triglycerides