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Table 1 General demographic characteristics of study participants by tertiles of abdominal volume index

From: Abdominal volume index is associated with higher oxidized LDL, high blood pressure and lower HDL among obese adults

Variable

All participants (n = 220)

Tertiles of AVI

P*

Value

T1 (n=73)

T2 (n=74)

T3 (n=73)

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Age (y)

23.03

6.58

20.91

6.09

25.50

6.61

23.39

6.38

0.003

Sex (% Male)

105

52

7

14.3

42

56.8

56

70.9

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

34.45

4.03

32.00

2.81

33.45

3.20

36.91

4.08

< 0.001

WC (cm)

98.64

9.82

96.36

5.69

97.10

2.59

100.69

6.53

< 0.001

HC (cm)

116.45

8.55

113.14

6.53

114.24

7.83

120.56

8.72

< 0.001

WHR

0.930

0.07

0.85

0.06

0.94

0.06

0.97

0.05

< 0.001

WHtR

0.65

0.06

0.59

0.039

0.64

0.038

0.69

0.053

< 0.001

MAC (cm)

28.77

3.71

29.03

4.34

28.60

3.61

28.20

3.27

0.460

THC (cm)

55.58

6.21

56.85

5.9

54.84

6.63

55.15

5.97

0.182

CC (cm)

36.96

3.49

37.68

3.75

36.65

3.69

36.71

3.27

0.235

FM (%)

23.81

8.13

22.31

5.85

21.64

7.11

26.54

9.43

0.002

FFM (%)

62.25

12.35

50.91

7.30

62.62

11.70

68.56

10.52

< 0.001

  1. T, tertile; AVI, Abdominal Volume Index; BMI, Body mass index; WC, Waist Circumference; HC, hip circumference; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio; WHtR, waist to height ratio; MAC, mid-arm circumference; THC, thigh circumference; CC, calf circumference; FM, Fat Mass; FFM, Fat Free Mass; all data are mean (± SD) except sex that is presented as the number and percent of males. P* values derived from One-Way ANOVA with Tukey’s post-hoc comparisons. ** P values derived from chi-squared test
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