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Table 3 Obesity-related characteristics of the subjects according to FMR quintiles

From: Fat-to-muscle ratio as a predictor for dyslipidaemia in transitional-age youth

Sex

Variables

Total

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q5

F/χ2

P value

Post hoc analyses

Men

 

(n = 558)

(n = 112)

(n = 112)

(n = 111)

(n = 112)

(n = 111)

   
 

FMR

0.23 ± 0.12

0.10 ± 0.02

0.15 ± 0.01

0.20 ± 0.02

0.28 ± 0.03

0.42 ± 0.09

962.114

 < 0.001

Q1 < Q2 < Q3 < Q4 < Q5

 

BMI (kg/m2)

21.15 ± 3.50

18.21 ± 1.53

19.16 ± 1.62

19.84 ± 1.97

22.67 ± 2.23

25.92 ± 2.88

248.660

 < 0.001

Q1 < Q2 < Q3 < Q4 < Q5

 

Dyslipidaemia (n, %)

102 (18.3)

8 (7.1)

12 (10.7)

17 (15.3)

23 (20.5)

42 (37.8)

43.049

 < 0.001

Q1 < Q4 < Q5; Q2, Q3 < Q5

Dyslipidaemia components

 

HDL-C

1.31 ± 0.32

1.35 ± 0.30

1.33 ± 0.32

1.30 ± 0.27

1.30 ± 0.35

1.25 ± 0.33

1.532

0.192

 
 

LDL-C

0.98 ± 0.30

0.91 ± 0.28

0.90 ± 0.25

0.94 ± 0.30

1.03 ± 0.32

1.15 ± 0.27

14.574

 < 0.001

Q1, Q2 < Q4 < Q5; Q3 < Q5

 

TC

4.66 ± 1.01

4.40 ± 0.87

4.41 ± 0.93

4.46 ± 0.99

4.83 ± 1.06

5.22 ± 0.96

15.346

 < 0.001

Q1, Q2 < Q4 < Q5; Q3 < Q5

 

TGs

1.08 ± 0.61

0.85 ± 0.36

0.95 ± 0.55

1.03 ± 0.50

1.10 ± 0.57

1.47 ± 0.82

18.405

 < 0.001

Q1 < Q3, Q4, Q5;

Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 < Q5

Women

 

(n = 1102)

(n = 221)

(n = 220)

(n = 221)

(n = 220)

(n = 220)

   
 

FMR

0.42 ± 0.12

0.27 ± 0.04

0.35 ± 0.02

0.40 ± 0.02

0.47 ± 0.02

0.61 ± 0.09

1660.967

 < 0.001

Q1 < Q2 < Q3 < Q4 < Q5

 

BMI (kg/m2)

20.13 ± 2.85

17.64 ± 1.36

18.79 ± 1.47

19.82 ± 1.56

20.69 ± 1.70

23.75 ± 3.14

309.240

 < 0.001

Q1 < Q2 < Q3 < Q4 < Q5

 

Dyslipidaemia (n, %)

121 (11.0)

16 (7.2)

15 (6.8)

21 (9.5)

25 (11.4)

44 (20.0)

25.901

 < 0.001

Q1, Q2, Q3 < Q5

 

Dyslipidaemia components

         
 

HDL-C

1.42 ± 0.35

1.41 ± 0.37

1.47 ± 0.39

1.41 ± 0.32

1.41 ± 0.35

1.39 ± 0.32

1.780

0.131

 
 

LDL-C

1.00 ± 0.34

0.93 ± 0.27

0.98 ± 0.37

1.00 ± 0.36

1.01 ± 0.35

1.08 ± 0.37

5.249

 < 0.001

Q1 < Q5

 

TC

4.48 ± 1.01

4.18 ± 0.86

4.33 ± 1.04

4.48 ± 0.92

4.53 ± 1.00

4.91 ± 1.07

17.303

 < 0.001

Q1 < Q3, Q4;

Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 < Q5

 

TGs

0.89 ± 0.42

0.82 ± 0.43

0.84 ± 0.30

0.87 ± 0.37

0.91 ± 0.42

1.02 ± 0.53

8.205

 < 0.001

Q1, Q2, Q3 < Q5

  1. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant