Association of chronic viral hepatitis B with insulin resistance

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study subjects

Variables	Men	Women
	(n = 3851)	(n = 4029)
Age (yr)	48.9 ± 10.7	48.6 ± 10.4
BMI (kg/m2)	24.5 ± 2.8	23.5 ± 2.9
Abdominal circumference (cm)	86.5 ± 7.4	79.2 ± 8.4
Percentage body fat (%)	22.7 ± 5.1	30.1 ± 5.7
Systolic BP (mmHg)	126.3 ± 15.3	122.3 ± 15.4
AST (IU/L)	23.8 ± 8.6	20.9 ± 10.5
ALT (IU/L)	26.8 ± 16.6	19.0 ± 11.5
GGT (IU/L)	38.0 ± 20.1	20.0 ± 12.6
Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL)	91.6 ± 14.7	88.3 ± 14.1
Fasting insulin (μU/mL)	5.48 ± 3.49	4.64 ± 2.78
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	196.3 ± 33.3	195.8 ± 35.2
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	138.0 ± 80.9	103.8 ± 63.6
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)	50.8 ± 12.5	59.8 ± 14.1
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)	124.8 ± 29.5	121.0 ± 31.8
high-sensitivity CRP (mg/dL)	0.15 ± 0.47	0.11 ± 0.37
TSH (μU/mL)	1.79 ± 1.79	2.29 ± 2.15
Uric acid (mg/dL)	5.88 ± 1.25	4.20 ± 0.91

Differences between men and women were statistically significant except for age and total cholesterol (P < 0.05 by t test). BMI: Body mass index; BP: Blood pressure; AST: Aspartate transferase; ALT: Alanine transferase; GGT: Gamma-glutamyl transferase; HDL: High-density lipoprotein; LDL: Low-density lipoprotein; CRP: C-reactive protein; TSH: Thyroid stimulating hormone.