Research Article

Hypercysteinemia, A Potential Risk Factor for Central Obesity and Related Disorders in Azores, Portugal

Table 1

Demographic, clinical, and biochemical characteristics of subjects from Ponta Delgada (PDL) and Lisbon groups.

AllWomenMen
PDL (101)Lisbon (121)PDL (61)Lisbon (59)PDL (40)Lisbon (62)

Age (years)42 ± 1343 ± 1542 ± 1342 ± 1641 ± 1144 ± 15
Male (%)4051
BMI (kg/m2)26 ± 426 ± 625 ± 526 ± 727 ± 326 ± 4
 Obesity (%)141711191716
 Central obesity (%)352131274016
Waist circumference (cm)89 ± 1587 ± 1484 ± 1483 ± 1597 ± 1192 ± 11
Menopause (%)33363336
Current smoker (%)272626202732
Current alcohol use (%)706662478184
No physical activity (%)432834275628
Blood pressure (mmHg)
 Systolic BP121 ± 17121 ± 21120 ± 19116 ± 22122 ± 12126 ± 9
 Diastolic BP73 ± 1278 ± 1272 ± 1377 ± 1374 ± 980 ± 11
 Hypertension (%)303032312729
Creatinine (mg/dL)0.83 ± 0.20.78 ± 0.20.74 ± 0.10.66 ± 0.10.97 ± 0.10.91 ± 0.1
Urea (mg/dL)31 ± 832 ± 929 ± 829 ± 834 ± 734 ± 8
Uric acid (mg/dL)5.2 ± 15.2 ± 14.5 ± 14.3 ± 16.3 ± 16.1 ± 1
Glucose (mg/dL)90 ± 987 ± 1188 ± 984 ± 1093 ± 889 ± 12
Insulin (μU/mL)10.3 ± 69.2 ± 59.9 ± 68.7 ± 410.9 ± 59.6 ± 6
 HOMA-IR score2.4 ± 22.0 ± 12.3 ± 21.9 ± 12.5 ± 12.2 ± 2
 HOMA-IR ≥ 2.73 (%)322126174024
Serum lipids (mg/dL)
 TC197 ± 34193 ± 38203 ± 34197 ± 43187 ± 32190 ± 33
 HDL-c60 ± 1955 ± 1468 ± 1861 ± 1248 ± 1349 ± 14
 LDL-c117 ± 29121 ± 35116 ± 30119 ± 40119 ± 29124 ± 29
 TG105 ± 57105 ± 5499 ± 54100 ± 49113 ± 60110 ± 58
 Dyslipidemia (%)374128345047
Medicine intake (%)
 Oral contraceptives39143914
 Statins161513172013
 Antihypertensives232023242316
 Antiaggregants123130105

Values are presented as mean ± SD, except otherwise indicated. Figures in parentheses are the number of subjects (n). for Lisbon group vs. PDL group; for Lisbon women vs. PDL women; for Lisbon men vs. PDL men.