Metabolic correlates of subcutaneous and visceral abdominal fat measured by ultrasonography: a comparison with waist circumference

Bertoli, Simona; Leone, Alessandro; Vignati, Laila; Spadafranca, Angela; Bedogni, Giorgio; Vanzulli, Angelo; Rodeschini, Elena; Battezzati, Alberto

doi:10.1186/s12937-015-0120-2

Table 2 Age, nutritional status, components of metabolic syndrome, high uric acid, high ALT, high GGT in the study subjects according to sex

From: Metabolic correlates of subcutaneous and visceral abdominal fat measured by ultrasonography: a comparison with waist circumference

	Females		Males		Total
	N	%	N	%	N	%
Age (years)
18–29	204	11.9	67	9.6	271	11.2
30–39	371	21.6	153	21.9	524	21.7
40–49	538	31.4	215	30.7	753	31.2
50–59	392	22.9	153	21.9	545	22.6
60–69	209	12.2	112	16.0	321	13.3
Total	1714	100.0	700	100.0	2414	100.0
Weight status
Normal	476	27.8	57	8.1	533	22.1
Overweight	652	38	286	40.9	938	38.9
Obesity class 1	356	20.8	239	34.1	595	24.6
Obesity class 2	151	8.8	85	12.1	236	9.8
Obesity class 3	79	4.6	33	4.7	112	4.6
Total	1714	100.0	700	100.0	2414	100.0
High waist circumference
No	726	42.4	262	37.4	988	40.9
Yes	988	57.6	438	62.6	1426	59.1
Total	1714	100.0	700	100.0	2414	100.0
High triglycerides
No	1497	87.3	466	66.6	1963	81.3
Yes	217	12.7	234	33.4	451	18.7
Total	1714	100.0	700	100.0	2414	100.0
Low HDL
No	1405	82.0	525	75.0	1930	80.0
Yes	309	18.0	175	25.0	484	20.0
Total	1714	100.0	700	100.0	2414	100.0
High blood pressure
No	1008	58.8	193	27.6	1201	49.8
Yes	706	41.2	507	72.4	1213	50.2
Total	1714	100.0	700	100.0	2414	100.0
High glucose
No	1365	79.6	414	59.1	1779	73.7
Yes	349	20.4	286	40.9	635	26.3
Total	1714	100.0	700	100.0	2414	100.0
Metabolic syndrome
No	1343	78.4	373	53.3	1716	71.1
Yes	371	21.6	327	46.7	698	28.9
Total	1714	100.0	700	100.0	2414	100.0
High uric acid
No	1671	97.5	545	77.9	2216	91.8
Yes	43	2.5	155	22.1	198	8.2
Total	1714	100.0	700	100.0	2414	100.0
High ALT
No	1475	86.1	341	48.7	1816	75.2
Yes	239	13.9	359	51.3	598	24.8
Total	1714	100.0	700	100.0	2414	100.0
High GGT
No	1552	90.5	434	62.0	1986	82.3
Yes	162	9.5	266	38.0	428	17.7
Total	1714	100.0	700	100.0	2414	100.0
Glucose-lowering drugs
No	1708	99.6	688	98.3	2396	99.3
Yes	6	0.4	12	1.7	18	0.7
Total	1714	100.0	700	100.0	2414	100.0
Triglyceride-lowering drugs
No	1707	99.6	689	98.4	2396	99.3
Yes	7	0.4	11	1.6	18	0.7
Total	1714	100.0	700	100.0	2414	100.0
Cholesterol-lowering drugs
No	1660	96.8	661	94.4	2321	96.1
Yes	54	3.2	39	5.6	93	3.9
Total	1714	100.0	700	100.0	2414	100.0
Blood pressure-lowering drugs
No	1486	86.7	510	72.9	1996	82.7
Yes	228	13.3	190	27.1	418	17.3
Total	1714	100.0	700	100.0	2414	100.0

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