Table 1 Body composition, blood pressure (BP) and blood lipid measures of young men
From: The relationships between body composition and cardiovascular risk factors in young Australian men
Characteristic | Lean1 (n=20) 2 | Overweight1 (n=15) 2 | P values3 | Lean4 (n=18) 2 | Overweight4 (n=17) 2 | P values3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 21.2 (1.7) 5 | 22.5 (2.6) | 0.102 | 20.8 (1.2) | 22.7 (2.6) | <0.001 |
Body weight (kg) | 71.1 (10.4) | 85.9 (12.2) | <0.001 | 70.3 (10.3) | 85.0 (12.1) | <0.001 |
Height (m) | 1.75 (0.07) | 1.78 (0.07) | 0.252 | 1.75 (0.07) | 1.77 (0.07) | 0.579 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.2 (2.8) | 27.2 (3.0) | <0.001 | 22.8 (2.5) | 27.2 (2.9) | <0.001 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 78.3 (2.8) | 88.5 (8.1) | <0.001 | 77.5 (4.7) | 88.1 (7.8) | <0.001 |
Hip circumference (cm) | 98.8 (5.9) | 107.3 (5.7) | <0.001 | 97.8 (5.3) | 107.3 (5.4) | <0.001 |
Fat mass (kg) | 9.6 (3.8) | 22.0 (6.0) | <0.001 | 9.1 (3.5) | 21.1 (6.1) | <0.001 |
Body fat (%) | 13.4 (4.0) | 25.7 (5.8) | <0.001 | 12.8 (3.7) | 24.9 (5.8) | <0.001 |
Fat-free mass (kg) | 58.1 (7.7) | 60.3 (9.2) | 0.448 | 57.9 (7.8) | 60.2 (9.0) | 0.419 |
Fat-free mass (%) | 86.6 (4.0) | 74.3 (5.8) | <0.001 | 87.2 (3.7) | 75.1 (5.8) | <0.001 |
Systolic BP (mmHg) | 120.3 (9.0) | 124.3 (11.2) | 0.248 | 120.7 (9.4) | 123.3 (10.8) | 0.458 |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 57.3 (7.2) | 60.1 (7.0) | 0.247 | 56.8 (7.4) | 60.2 (6.7) | 0.165 |
TC (mmol/L) | 4.33 (0.92) | 4.63 (1.06) | 0.375 | 4.26 (0.93) | 4.66 (1.01) | 0.222 |
HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.46 (0.29) | 1.30 (0.16) | 0.043 | 1.47 (0.31) | 1.31 (0.16) | 0.082 |
LDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.57 (0.83) | 2.78 (0.76) | 0.448 | 2.49 (0.82) | 2.84 (0.76) | 0.07 |
LDL-C/HDL-C | 1.83 (0.70) | 2.20 (0.69) | 0.135 | 1.78 (0.70) | 2.21 (0.67) | 0.07 |
TC/HDL-C | 3.05 (0.80) | 3.62 (0.92) | 0.058 | 3.00 (0.81) | 3.60 (0.88) | 0.04 |
Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 0.86 (0.30) | 1.41 (1.49) | 0.172 | 0.86 (0.31) | 1.34 (1.40) | 0.167 |