Association between HDL Cholesterol Levels and the Consumption of Vitamin A in Metabolically Healthy Obese Lebanese: A Cross-Sectional Study among Adults in Lebanon
Table 1
Descriptive characteristics of the study population.
MHO ( = 57)
Males ( = 18)
Females ( = 39)
value
Age (years)
38 ± 12.0
34 ± 12.2
39 ± 11.7
0.14
BMI (Kg/m2)
33.3 ± 3.4
33.44 ± 3.4
33.2 ± 3.2
0.81
Education
0.4
Middle school
48
12
29
High school
13
4
9
University and higher
3
2
1
WC (cm)
93.7 ± 13.1
104.4 ± 12.4
88.8 ± 10.4
0.03
Glucose (mg/dL)
91.9 ± 7.6
91.8 ± 5.2
91.9 ± 8.5
0.96
Serum triglycerides (mg/dL)
115.9 ± 50.7
122.1 ± 53.6
113.1 ± 49.8
0.54
Serum HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)
48.9 ± 12.7
40.2 ± 6
52.9 ± 12.9
0.01
Systolic BP (mmHg)
121 ± 18.1
127 ± 19.4
118.2 ± 16.9
0.09
Diastolic BP (mmHg)
78.9 ± 11.1
75.8 ± 10.6
80.4 ± 11.2
0.14
Vitamin A (mg RAE)
776.9 ± 172.9
918.7 ± 192.3
711.58 ± 116.72
0.02
(i) Values are expressed as the means ± SD. (ii) values were derived from independent-sample -test for continuous variables.
