Correlation of adiposity indices with cardiovascular disease risk factors in healthy adults of Singapore: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the study population

	Total (n = 125)	Male (n = 63)	Female (n = 62)	p value
Age (y)	31.4 ± 12.2	30.6 ± 11.6	32.2 ± 12.8	0.452
Height (cm)	166.5 ± 9.0	172.4 ± 6.8	160.6 ± 6.9	<0.001
Weight (kg)	63.3 ± 13.9	70.3 ± 11.9	56.2 ± 12.2	<0.001
BMI (kg/m²)	22.7 ± 3.9	23.6 ± 3.8	21.7 ± 3.9	0.006
WC (cm)	73.5 ± 10.4	78.0 ± 9.4	68.9 ± 9.4	<0.001
HC (cm)	90.8 ± 7.5	91.7 ± 7.1	89.9 ± 7.8	0.196
WHR	0.81 ± 0.07	0.85 ± 0.06	0.76 ± 0.06	<0.001
PBF^a	24.1 ± 8.4	18.8 ± 5.8	29.5 ± 7.2	<0.001
PBF^b	25.2 ± 9.4	20.1 ± 7.8	30.4 ± 7.9	<0.001
PBF^c	29.2 ± 8.3	23.5 ± 5.6	35.2 ± 6.1	<0.001
BAI	24.4 ± 4.1	22.6 ± 3.5	26.2 ± 3.8	<0.001
SBP (mm Hg)	111.5 ± 15.8	117.7 ± 10.4	105.3 ± 17.8	<0.001
DBP (mm Hg)	66.1 ± 9.2	67.7 ± 8.6	64.4 ± 9.5	0.046
FBG (mmol/L)	4.6 ± 0.5	4.6 ± 0.5	4.5 ± 0.5	0.313
FSI (mU/L)	8.3 ± 5.3	7.9 ± 5.6	8.8 ± 4.9	0.349
HOMA-IR	1.7 ± 1.2	1.6 ± 1.3	1.8 ± 1.2	0.474
TG (mmol/L)	0.86 ± 0.44	0.89 ± 0.40	0.83 ± 0.49	0.472
TC (mmol/L)	5.0 ± 1.4	5.0 ± 1.8	5.1 ± 0.9	0.666
HDL (mmol/L)	1.6 ± 0.4	1.5 ± 0.3	1.7 ± 0.4	0.001
LDL (mmol/L)	3.1 ± 1.2	3.1 ± 1.6	3.0 ± 0.8	0.777
TC/HDL	3.3 ± 1.1	3.5 ± 1.2	3.2 ± 1.0	0.056
TG/HDL	0.62 ± 0.51	0.67 ± 0.45	0.57 ± 0.57	0.277
LDL/HDL	2.1 ± 0.9	2.2 ± 1.0	1.9 ± 0.8	0.051

Values are expressed as mean ± SD. p values indicate results of independent samples t tests between gender groups
PBF was measured by ^aBIA, ^bBOD POD, and ^cDEXA, respectively
Abbreviations: BAI body adiposity index, BIA bioelectrical impedance analysis, BMI body mass index, DBP diastolic blood pressure, DEXA dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, FBG fasting blood glucose, FSI fasting serum insulin, HC hip circumference, HDL high density lipoprotein, HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, LDL low density lipoprotein, SBP systolic blood pressure, TC total cholesterol, TG triglycerides, WC waist circumference, WHR waist-to-hip ratio

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