Appetite Response among Those Susceptible or Resistant to Obesity
Table 1
Characteristics of obesity resistant individuals (ORI) and obesity susceptible individuals (OSI).
ORI
OSI
P value*
Females
Males
Females
Males
n
16
17
15
13
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 Fat
23.4 (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.