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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2006; 12(19): 3096-3100
Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3096
Table 1 Demographic, anthropometric, biochemical and diet variables between cases and controls
Variable(median min–max)
CasesControlsP-value1
n = 38n = 112Mann–Whitney U test
Age (yr)52.59-8043.518-760.002
BMI (kg/m2)28.117-552519-570.004
Body fat (%)34.120-4527.911-47< 0.0001
Insulin (U/L)6.22-185.22-510.11
HOMA-IR1.40.4-4.81.20.4-14.10.07
Homocysteine (μmol/L)11.05-259.02-200.007
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)4.992.48-8.285.073-8.510.80
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)0.980.59-1.971.090.57-2.020.10
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)3.11.47-5.433.310.39-6.280.50
Triacylglycerol (mmol/L)1.60.64-4.541.420.46-3.850.18
Energy (kJ)76244743-1141783233043-788030.06
Diet proteins (%)1612-241610-1230.93
Diet lipids (%)3122-463413-5000.05
Diet carbohydrates (%)5334-645013-680.05
Ghrelin (ng/L)660129-1267682117-14670.71
Physical activity (yes) [n (%)]20 (52.6)65 (58.0)0.581
Metabolic syndrome [n (%)]15 (39.5)18 (16.1)0.0061