Higher Serum Neuropeptide Y Levels Are Associated with Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity in Obese Chinese Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the study participants ().
Characteristic
All ()
Obesity
MHO ()
MUO ()
Age (years)
44.53 (14.04)
39.94 (13.09)
48.03 (13.78)
<0.001
Sex
0.488
Male
120 (73.0%)
50 (70.4%)
70 (75.3%)
Female
44 (27.0%)
21 (29.6%)
23 (24.7%)
BMI (kg/m2)
28.11 (2.51)
27.78(2.38)
28.50 (2.46)
0.061
WC (cm)
92.15 (6.80)
89.23 (4.50)
94.39 (7.41)
<0.001
WHR
0.94 (0.06)
0.93 (0.06)
0.96 (0.06)
0.003
SBP (mmHg)
133.24 (18.66)
121.68 (12.17)
142.06 (17.96)
<0.001
DBP (mmHg)
81.66 (11.90)
75.08 (8.76)
86.69 (11.56)
<0.001
TG (mmol/L)
1.67 (1.12-2.78)
1.19 (0.90-1.37)
2.35 (1.73-3.33)
<0.001
TC (mmol/L)
4.83 (1.13)
4.49 (0.70)
5.09 (1.32)
<0.001
HDL-C (mmol/L)
1.18 (0.30)
1.32 (0.24)
1.08 (0.31)
<0.001
LDL-C (mmol/L)
2.88 (0.93)
2.63 (0.65)
3.07 (1.05)
<0.001
FBS (mmol/L)
5.45 (5.05-7.14)
5.08 (4.78-5.29)
6.46 (5.54-9.18)
<0.001
NEFA (mmol/L)
0.49 (0.25)
0.45 (0.15)
0.51 (0.29)
0.174
HbA1C (%)
5.60 (5.30-6.67)
5.30 (5.10-5.50)
6.40 (5.60-7.90)
<0.001
NPY(pg/mL)
585.95 (257.93)
478.89 (145.53)
667.69(292.90)
<0.001
Data were reported as the mean (SD) or median (IQR: Q1-Q3). The -test or Mann-Whitney test or test was used for comparisons between MHO group and MUO group. MHO: metabolically healthy obese; MUO: metabolically unhealthy obese; WC: waist circumference; WHR: waist to hip measurement ratio; BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FBS: fasting blood sugar; TG: triglycerides; TC: total cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; NEFA: nonesterified fatty acids.
