Research Article
Association between Obesity and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Korean Office Workers: The Mediating Effect of Physical Activity
Table 1
Characteristics of study participants.
| | Parameters | Total (n=914) | Men (n=567) | Women (n=347) | P value |
| | Age, years | 43.5±9.2 | 44.7±9.0 | 41.5±9.1 | <0.001 | | BMI, kg/m2 | 24.1±2.9 | 25.1±2.6 | 22.4±2.6 | <0.001 | | WHtR | 0.51±0.04 | 0.52±0.04 | 0.50±0.05 | <0.001 | | Body fat, % | 25.9±6.1 | 23.2±5.0 | 30.5±5.1 | <0.001 | | LBM, kg | 27.9±6.2 | 32.0±3.9 | 21.2±2.3 | <0.001 | | SBP, mmHg | 123.2±14.6 | 128.0±13.2 | 115.4±13.4 | <0.001 | | DBP, mmHg | 78.9±10.5 | 82.7±9.1 | 72.6±9.7 | <0.001 | | Smoking status, n (%) | | | | | | Never smoker | 743(81.3) | 399(70.4) | 344(99.1) | <0.001 | | Former smoker | 11(1.2) | 10(1.8) | 1(0.3) | <0.001 | | Current smoker | 160(17.5) | 158(29.8) | 2(0.6) | <0.001 | | Alcohol consumption, n (%) | | | | | | No drinking | 536(58.6) | 342(60.3) | 194(55.9) | <0.001 | | 1 time per week | 246(26.9) | 122(21.5) | 124(35.7) | 0.002 | | 2 time per week | 132(14.4) | 103(18.2) | 29(8.4) | 0.012 | | Hypertension, n (%) | 99(11.1) | 83(15.0) | 16(4.7) | <0.001 | | Diabetes, n (%) | 20(2.2) | 18(3.3) | 2(0.6) | 0.009 | | Hyperlipidemia, n (%) | 68(7.4) | 49(8.9) | 19(5.6) | 0.070 | | CIMT, mm | 0.52±0.10 | 0.54±0.11 | 0.50±0.80 | <0.001 |
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BMI: body mass index, LBM: lean body mass, WC: waist circumference, WHtR: waist-to-height ratio, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, Regular PA: regular physical activity, and CIMT: carotid intima-media thickness.
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