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Table 1 Anthropometric characteristics of control, overweight and obese study subjects

From: ADRB3 polymorphism rs4994 (Trp64Arg) associates significantly with bodyweight elevation and dyslipidaemias in Saudis but not rs1801253 (Arg389Gly) polymorphism in ARDB1

VARIABLES

Control

(n = 115) mean ± SEM

Overweight

(n = 68) mean ± SEM

Obese

(n = 146) mean ± SEM

P value

Age (yr)

24.90 ± 0.44

25.56 ± 0.54

26.70 ± 0.43

0. 056

BMI (kg/m2)

21.33 ± 0.19

26.93 ± 0.17

34.89 ± 0.50

0.0001

Waist (cm)

70.82 ± 0.79

85.13 ± 0.93

103.72 ± 1.23

0.0001

Hip (cm)

96.13 ± 0.68

102.22 ± 0.82

119.68 ± 1.15

0.0001

W/H Ratio

0.73 ± 0.006

0.84 ± 0.006

0.87 ± 0.006

0.0001

  1. Values are mean ± SEM. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; W/H, waist/hip ratio; SEM: Standard Error of the Mean
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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