Table 4 Descriptive characteristics of study subjects
From: Improved weight management using genetic information to personalize a calorie controlled diet
Non-tested | Nutrigenetic patients | p-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample size | 43 | 50 | |||||
Gender % female | 41.9% | 44% | 0.99 | ||||
% obese (BMI = 30 kg/m2) | 62.8% | 70% | 0.61 | ||||
% Hypertension | 13.9% | 8.0% | 0.56 | ||||
mean | SD | Q1-Q3 | mean | SD | Q1-Q3 | ||
BMI kg/m2 | 33.1 | 6.6 | (29.3–35.8) | 33.1 | 6.7 | (29.5–36.9) | 0.98 |
Weight kg | 99.1 | 24.9 | (83.6–110.8) | 96.5 | 23.3 | (81.7–106.7) | 0.60 |
Age years | 45.8 | 11.5 | (37–54.5) | 46.0 | 12.1 | (36.5–54.7) | 0.92 |
Glucose mg/dL | 94.4 | 11.5 | (87–99) | 91.8 | 22.3 | (88–99) | 0.65* |
Total cholesterol mg/dL | 205.8 | 45.8 | (179–235) | 214.1 | 53.0 | (191–246) | 0.37* |
HDL mg/dL | 55.6 | 28.0 | (45–61) | 50.0 | 15.8 | (40–57) | 0.33* |
LDL mg/dL | 135.0 | 38.4 | (114–157) | 137.9 | 50.1 | (111–165) | 0.64* |
Insulin (mU/L) | 11.4 | 8.0 | (5.5–15.2) | 13.0 | 10.3 | (6.4–14.3) | 0.54* |