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Table 1 General characteristics of study participants by tertiles of CSI

From: Cholesterol to saturated fat index (CSI), metabolic parameters and inflammatory factors among obese individuals

Variable

CSI tertiles

N

Mean

SD

P-value

Age (y)

1st (≤ 7.90)

162

41.79

9.74

0.26

2nd (7.90–11.29)

163

40.15

9.05

3rd (≥ 11.29)

163

40.00

8.73

Gender (n[%] of males)

1st (≤ 7.90)

162

88

66.10

0.07

2nd (7.90–11.29)

163

90

60.90

3rd (≥ 11.29)

163

64

53.50

Weight (kg)

1st (≤ 7.90)

162

88.38

13.16

0.002

2nd (7.90–11.29)

163

92.80

15.62

3rd (≥ 11.29)

163

94.97

13.73

Height (cm)

1st (≤ 7.90)

162

165.73

9.65

0.004

2nd (7.90–11.29)

163

167.88

9.85

3rd (≥ 11.29)

163

170.09

9.78

BMI (kg/m2)

1st (≤ 7.90)

162

32.20

4.86

0.46

2nd (7.90–11.29)

163

32.87

5.03

3rd (≥ 11.29)

163

32.90

4.58

WC (cm)

1st (≤ 7.90)

162

105.03

8.97

0.03

2nd (7.90–11.29)

163

106.57

10.46

3rd (≥ 11.29)

163

108.40

9.06

WHR

1st (≤ 7.90)

162

0.92

0.07

0.21

2nd (7.90–11.29)

163

0.93

0.084

3rd (≥ 11.29)

163

0.95

0.063

FM (%)

1st (≤ 7.90)

162

35.69

9.13

0.10

2nd (7.90–11.29)

163

34.01

10.08

3rd (≥ 11.29)

163

32.09

7.82

FFM (%)

1st (≤ 7.90)

162

57.78

11.87

0.001

2nd (7.90–11.29)

163

62.05

12.33

3rd (≥ 11.29)

163

66.08

11.65

BMR (kcal)

1st (≤ 7.90)

162

1773.48

327.42

0.009

2nd (7.90–11.29)

163

1919.86

472.13

3rd (≥ 11.29)

163

1995.06

333.79

HC (cm)

1st (≤ 7.90)

162

114.19

9.36

0.49

2nd (7.90–11.29)

163

115.71

9.78

3rd (≥ 11.29)

163

114.62

8.53

PA (Met. min/ week)

1st (≤ 7.90)

162

1984.76

3477.57

0.75

2nd (7.90–11.29)

163

2067.84

2980.88

3rd (≥ 11.29)

163

2402.30

3281.50

  1. CSI Cholesterol to saturated fat index, BMI Body mass index, WC Waist circumference, WHR Waist to hip ratio, FM Fat mass, FFM Fat free mass, BMR Basal metabolic rate, HC Hip circumference, PA Physical activity, SD Standard deviation