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Table 1 Characteristics (mean ± standard deviation) of study participants (N = 2,799)

From: Gender differences in the association of visceral and subcutaneous adiposity with adiponectin in African Americans: the Jackson Heart Study

 

Women (N = 1,801)

Men (N = 998)

P-value

Age (years)

55 ± 11

54 ± 11

.0004

Adiponectin (μg/mL)

6.0 ± 4.4

3.9 ± 3.0

< .0001

VAT (cm3)

801 ± 363

884 ± 416

< .0001

SAT (cm3)

2,668 ± 968

1,721 ± 803

< .0001

BMI (kg/m2)

32.5 ± 6.8

29.4 ± 5.1

< .0001

WC (cm)

99.6 ± 16.1

100.3 ± 12.8

< .0001 a

TG (mg/dL)

100.8 ± 65.2

109.9 ± 66.9

.0007

HDL-C (mg/dL)

55.3 ± 14.8

45.7 ± 11.7

< .0001

FPG (mg/dL)

97.3 ± 28.0

98.2 ± 26.7

.47

HOMA-IR

3.7 ± 2.3

3.3 ± 2.5

.0002

SBP (mm Hg)

125.7 ± 17.2

126.4 ± 16.6

.25

Education (≥ college)

38.7

37.3

.11

Smoking

4.3 ± 11.7

10.0 ± 19.3

< .0001

Alcohol intake

1.4 ± 5.7

8.8 ± 27.7

< .0001

  1. aWhen compared as categorical variables defined with the US National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III cutpoints criteria for abdominal obesity (88 cm in women and 102 cm in men);
  2. VAT: visceral adipose tissue; SAT: subcutaneous adipose tissue; BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; FPG: fasting plasma glucose in mg/dL; HOMA-IR: homeostasis assessment model - insulin resistance; SBP: systolic blood pressure in millimeters of mercury; TG: triglycerides in mg/dL; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol in mg/dL; education: college education graduate or more (in percentage); smoking in packs-year and alcohol intake in grams/day.
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

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