Research Article

Adipose Tissues Characteristics of Normal, Obesity, and Type 2 Diabetes in Uygurs Population

Table 3

Baseline characteristics of the subjects.

UygurKazak
Normal (6#)Obesity (6) T2DM (6)Normal (6)Obesity (6)T2DM (6)

Age (y)41 ± 640 ± 250 ± 646 ± 639 ± 542 ± 6
Body weight (kg)59.0 ± 6.3375.10 ± 14.0180.17 ± 6.5663.40 ± 10.3279.67 ± 13.1182.43 ± 15.23
BMI (kg/m2)23.46 ± 1.5538.06 ± 1.92236.27 ± 2.9723.77 ± 3.5231.74 ± 1.7333.43 ± 1.83
WHR 0.886 ± 0.4900.948 ± 0.3250.953 ± 0.4510.867 ± 0.4700.951 ± 0.3240.944 ± 0.534
Total lipid contents (%)0.214 ± 0.1230.301 ± 0.1180.292 ± 0.1450.226 ± 0.0980.318 ± 0.1570.298 ± 0.088
VF/SAF0.46 ± 0.220.56 ± 0.18&0.54 ± 0.13&0.42 ± 0.190.40 ± 0.220.39 ± 0.10
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)4.58 ± 0.245.67 ± 0.159.89 ± 2.444.29 ± 0.186.24 ± 0.489.44 ± 2.86

T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; VF, visceral fat; SAF, subcutaneous abdominal fat; all such values were expressed as mean ± SD (; 3 males and 3 females, resp.); #the number of subjects in one group; in the same ethnic group; in different ethnic group.