Research Article

Appetite Response among Those Susceptible or Resistant to Obesity

Table 1

Characteristics of obesity resistant individuals (ORI) and obesity susceptible individuals (OSI).

ORIOSIP value*
FemalesMalesFemalesMales

n 16171513
Age (years)32.6 (7.6)30.6 (7.7)35.0 (7.7)35.5 (9.1)0.081
Weight (kg)56.3 (5.3)73.3 (10.7)86.6 (15.2)94.1 (11.0)<0.001
Height (m)1.65 (0.06)1.81 (0.08)1.66 (0.05)1.79 (0.04)0.400
WC (cm)71.6 (6.0)80.4 (4.7)95.6 (10.8)99.4 (11.7)<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)20.6 (1.8)22.3 (2.9)31.6 (6.2)29.5 (3.3)<0.001
LBM (kg)40.1 (4.2)58.5 (9.1)45.8 (3.7)63.7 (7.6)0.002
Fat Mass (kg)13.1 (2.9)11.3 (4.6)37.2 (14.2)26.1 (8.1)<0.001
% Body Fat23.4 (4.8)15.4 (5.6)41.9 (9.9)27.6 (7.1)<0.001
TSH (μIU·mL−1)1.45 (0.96)1.78 (0.97)1.67 (0.77)1.58 (0.82)0.958

All values are means (standard deviation).
BMI: Body Mass Index, LBM: Lean Body Mass, TSH: Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (reference range = 0.3–5 μIU·mL−1 for adults with no known thyroid dysfunction), WC: waist circumference.
value from regression analysis for ORS adjusted for sex.