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

Table 3

Correlation between CIMT and different parameters in MHO subjects.

Characteristics	MHO (n = 75)
	𝑟	𝑃
Age (years)	0.57	<0.001*
BMI (kg/m²)	0.40	<0.001*
WC (cm)	0.54	<0.001*
SBP (mmHg)	0.30	0.01*
DBP (mmHg)	0.07	0.55
Fasting glucose (mg/dL)	0.17	0.14
Fasting insulin (µIU/mL)	0.27	0.02*
HOMA-IR	0.26	0.02*
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	0.23	0.05
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	0.26	0.02*
HDL-C (mg/dL)	−0.18	0.13
LDL-C (mg/dL)	0.24	0.03*
hs-CRP (mg/L)	0.09	0.46
IGF-1 (ng/mL)	−0.47	<0.001*

CIMT: carotid intima media thickness, MHO: metabolically healthy obese, 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, and IGF-1: insulin-like growth factor-1. *P is significant if <0.05.