Carotid Intima Media Thickness Is Independently Associated with Male Gender, Middle Age, and IGF-1 in Metabolically Healthy Obese Individuals

Table 2

Characteristics of MHO according to gender.

Characteristics	MHO men; (n = 37)	MHO women; (n = 38)	P value
Age (years)	49.32 ± 11.78	48.39 ± 11.54	0.73
WC (cm)	109.38 ± 9.35	100.03 ± 9.45	<0.001*
SBP (mmHg)	122.84 ± 9.76	119.08 ± 8.92	0.09
DBP (mmHg)	75.22 ± 13.71	75.66 ± 6.28	0.86
Fasting glucose (mg/dL)	87.62 ± 9.76	88.5 ± 8.78	0.68
Fasting insulin (µIU/mL)	9.58 ± 2.47	9.03 ± 2.92	0.38
HOMA-IR	1.97 ± 0.58	1.93 ± 0.61	0.78
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	175.05 ± 39.34	169.13 ± 25.88	0.44
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	121.57 ± 22.48	115.84 ± 23.80	0.10
HDL-C (mg/dL)	51.35 ± 8.21	54.97 ± 5.77	0.03*
LDL-C (mg/dL)	100.92 ± 27.44	91.26 ± 23.05	0.03*
hs-CRP (mg/L)	1.50 ± 0.58	1.69 ± 0.58	0.15
IGF-1 (ng/mL)	198.16 ± 40.1	209.08 ± 40.39	0.22
Carotid IMT (mm)	0.82 ± 0.16	0.74 ± 0.14	0.02*

BMI: body mass index, WC: waist circumference, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, HDL-C: high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C: low density lipoprotein cholesterol, hs-CRP: high sensitivity C-reactive protein, IGF-1: insulin-like growth factor-1, and carotid IMT: carotid intima media thickness. To converte lipid concentration from mg/dL into mmol/L, for total, HDL, and LDL cholesterol divide mg/dL by 38.6 and for triglycerides divide mg/dL by 88.57. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation; *P is significant if <0.05.