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Table 1 Characteristics and serum lipids of participants included in the study

From: Association between ethnicity and obesity with high-density lipoprotein (HDL) function and subclass distribution

 

White normal-weight (n = 12)

White obese (n = 9)

Black normal-weight (n = 8)

Black obese (n = 11)

Age (yr)

26 ± 2

34 ± 2B, C

23 ± 2

27 ± 2

BMI (kg/m2)

22.6 ± 0.7

33.4 ± 0.8B, C

22.8 ± 0.9

38.5 ± 0.7D

Fat (kg)

19.2 ± 1.4

40.4 ± 1.6C

17.1 ± 1.7

44.9 ± 1.5D

Body fat (%)

29.5 ± 1.4

43.7 ± 1.6C

30.0 ± 1.7

46.7 ± 1.5D

VAT area (cm2)

62.2 ± 11.3

144.9 ± 13.1B, C

56.9 ± 13.9

95.6 ± 11.8D

SAT area (cm2)

187.0 ± 19.1

471.6 ± 22.0B, C

175.2 ± 23.4

594.2 ± 19.9d

Serum lipids

 HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.7 ± 0.1a

1.5 ± 0.1B

1.3 ± 0.1

1.0 ± 0.1

 LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

2.0 ± 0.2

2.5 ± 0.2

2.1 ± 0.2

2.1 ± 0.2

 Triglycerides (mmol/L)

0.9 ± 0.1

1.0 ± 0.1

0.5 ± 0.1

0.8 ± 0.1

 Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.1 ± 0.2

4.6 ± 0.3B

3.6 ± 0.3

3.5 ± 0.2

  1. Values are unadjusted means ± SEM. All p values are adjusted for age
  2. a p < 0.05 white normal-weight vs black normal-weight
  3. B p < 0.01 white obese vs black obese
  4. C p < 0.01 normal-weight vs obese white
  5. d p < 0.05 and D p < 0.01 normal-weight vs obese black