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Table 1 Clinical and biochemical features

From: Investigation of the association between the TCF7L2 rs7903146 (C/T) gene polymorphism and obesity in a Cameroonian population: a pilot study

Characteristic

Non-obese

Obese

p value

Sex (F/M)

40/21

56/5

<0.0001

Age (year)

30 (24–42.50)

45 (38.50–51.50)

<0.0001

W/H ratio

0.80 (0.76–0.85)

0.85 (0.82–0.91)

<0.0001

SBP (mmHg)

114 (104–125)

126 (116–141)

<0.0001

DBP (mmHg)

68 (63–79)

79 (72–88)

<0.0001

BMI (kg/m2)

22.23 (21.01–23.92)

32.73 (30.94–36.52)

<0.0001

% fat

25.42 (21.59–29.19)

43.44 (40.52–47.96)

<0.0001

FBG (mg/dl)

91 (83–98)

97 (87–104)

0.015

TC (mg/dl)

175.5 (163.2–190.5)

183.6 (171–205.5)

0.080

HDL-C (mg/dl)

47.18 (44.04–50.24)

47.02 (43.89–50.63)

0.76

LDL-C (mg/dl)

101.8 (91.82– 116.1)

110.5 (95.78–134.3)

0.14

TG (mg/dl)

128(120.9–141.6)

131.4 (122–143.3)

0.33

  1. The results are expressed as median (interquartile range)
  2. W/H ratio ratio of waist-to-hip circumference, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, BMI body mass index, FBG fasting blood glucose, TC total cholesterol, HDL-C HDL cholesterol, LDL-C LDL cholesterol, TG triglycerides