Research Article

Abnormal Obesity Phenotype Is Associated with Reduced eGFR among Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertensive Patients in a Peri-Urban Community in Ghana

Table 2

Metabolic parameters of metabolic healthy nonobese (MHNO), metabolically healthy obese (MHO), metabolic abnormal nonobese (MANO), and metabolic abnormal obese (MAO) subjects.

Total (N = 310)MHNO (N = 95)MHO (N = 14)MANO (N = 164)MAO (N = 37) value

Age (years)61.76 ± 13.2254.21 ± 10.6760.93 ± 12.2560.41 ± 12.170.2139
BMI (kg/m2)22.06 ± 3.67a24.86 ± 4.625b24.31 ± 3.41c34.68 ± 8.50b<0.0001
WC (cm)87.18 ± 16.89a101.50 ± 15.75b92.51 ± 11.56bc107.1 ± 10.02c<0.0001
SBP (mmHg)131.9 ± 19.26a137.9 ± 29.40b140.7 ± 17.11ab136.5 ± 18.89ab0.0041
DBP (mmHg)77.32 ± 10.54a82.14 ± 15.28ab82.14 ± 11.26b84.98 ± 11.41b0.0009
FBG (mmol/L)7.38 ± 3.538.95 ± 4.787.63 ± 3.066.99 ± 2.860.2662
TC (mmol/L)4.51 ± 1.014.48 ± 1.024.52 ± 1.094.79 ± 1.200.5474
TG (mmol/L)1.34 ± 0.38a1.23 ± 0.20a1.80 ± 0.70b1.85 ± 0.64b<0.0001
HDL-C (mmol/L)1.34 ± 0.46a1.39 ± 0.42ac1.06 ± 0.38bc1.20 ± 0.36b<0.0001
LDL-C (mmol/L)2.56 ± 0.932.52 ± 0.882.64 ± 1.042.85 ± 1.100.5030
eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2)97.48 ± 30.63a87.44 ± 46.39ab76.99 ± 24.13b73.48 ± 22.65b<0.0001

Mean values with different superscripts (alphabets) are significantly different.