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Table 8 Results obtained in the patient groups divided by sex

From: Obesity indices and inflammatory markers in obese non-diabetic normo- and hypertensive patients: a comparative pilot study

Compared data

Females

Males

Statistical significance p

 

n = 40

n = 25

 

Hypolipidemic treatment

20 (50.0%)

15 (60.0%)

NS

SBP (mmHg)

137.1 ± 17.7

134.5 ± 15.9

NS

DBP (mmHg)

86.0 ± 9.4

85.5 ± 8.9

NS

HR (min -1 )

75.1 ± 9.6

75.5 ± 10.3

NS

WC (cm)

108.5 ± 10.4

117.0 ± 10.8

p < 0.01

WHR

0.91 ± 0.06

1.01 ± 0.06

P < 0.0001

WHTR

0.68 ± 0.07

0.67 ± 0.06

NS

BMI (kg/m 2 )

36.2 ± 4.8

36.1 ± 4.3

NS

BAI

41.7 ± 6.9

33.5 ± 5.0

P < 0.0001

VAI

2.0 ± 1.0

2.1 ± 1.3

NS

hs-CRP (mg/l)

3.2 ± 2.2

2.1 ± 1.5

p < 0.05

IL-6 (pg/ml)

16.7 ± 10.4

11.5 ± 3.7

NS

TNF-α (pg/ml)

6.2 ± 1.4

6.5 ± 2.2

NS