Research Article

Haplogroup T Is an Obesity Risk Factor: Mitochondrial DNA Haplotyping in a Morbid Obese Population from Southern Italy

Table 1

General and biochemical characteristics of the morbid obese patients studied ( ).

MedianPercentiles
2.5th97.5th

Age (years)32.5917.5057.00
Height (m)1.661.511.85
Weight (kg)125.5498.00178.40
BMI (kg/m2)45.1038.2065.40
Waist circumference (cm)131.00106.00170.00
Hips circumference (cm)134.00114.90158.10
W/H ratio0.990.821.19
RQ0.870.741.01
BMR (kcal)2237.501581.383278.63
FFM (%)51.4040.2864.11
FM (%)48.5535.8959.73
SBP (mmHg)124.45100.00160.00
DBP (mmHg)80.0060.00100.00
Heart rate (beats/min)80.0060.00100.00
Glucose (mmol/L)5.053.897.53
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)4.753.117.12
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)1.210.731.82
Triglycerides (mmol/L)1.420.563.16
AST (U/L)23.0013.5564.45
ALT (U/L)31.0012.0084.45
GGT (U/L)26.0010.0087.50
CHE (U/mL)10066.375828.9015084.55
Total bilirubin (µmol/L)9.414.2820.94
Uric acid (mmol/L)0.350.210.57
Albumin (g/dL)4.303.604.90
Total Protein (g/dL)7.566.768.30
Creatinine (µmol/L)70.7244.20106.08
Urea (mmol/L)5.333.338.16
ALP (U/L)76.0042.75247.75
C-peptide (ng/mL)3.901.807.35
Insulin (mU/L)19.006.9053.03
HOMA4.261.4314.66

ALP: alkaline phosphatase; ALT: alanine transaminase; AST: aspartate transaminase; BMI: Body Mass Index; BMR: basal metabolic rate; CHE: cholinesterase; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FFM: fat-free mass; FM: fat mass; GGT: -glutamyl transferase; HOMA: homeostatic model assessment; RQ: respiratory quotient; SBP: systolic blood pressure; W/H: waist/hip.