Severe Obesity in Women Can Lead to Worse Memory Function and Iron Dyshomeostasis Compared to Lower Grade Obesity

Table 1

Body composition of study participants.

	OBI/II (n = 29)	OBIII (n = 16)	value
Age (years)	36.3 ± 7.04	35.7 ± 7.25	0.80
Body mass index (kg/m^2)	36.3 ± 1.65	43.4 ± 3.21	<0.001
Body fat mass (kg)	45.9 ± 5.20	60.8 ± 6.44	<0.001
Body fat mass (%)	46.5 ± 3.95	52.1 ± 2.00	<0.001
Visceral fat area/height (cm^2/m)	106 ± 11.0	138 ± 17.7	<0.001
Waist-to-hip ratio	0.96 ± 0.06	1.05 ± 0.05	<0.001
Fat-free mass (kg)	52.8 ± 5.48	55.8 ± 5.23	0.08
Skeletal muscle mass (kg)	29.5 ± 3.36	31.3 ± 3.03	0.07

Data are represented as mean with respective standard deviation. values are results of the GzLM test. OBI/II, grade I and II obesity; OBIII, grade III obesity.