Table 1 Clinical data of the subjects with obesity and healthy controls
|  | Obesity (n = 30) | Healthy controls (n = 23) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) | 43 ± 11 | 39 ± 11 | 0.184 |
Body weight (kg) | 97.8 ± 13.5 | 67.1 ± 7.1 |  < 0.001 |
Current smoker, n (%) | 6 (20.0%) | 2 (8.7%) | 0.441 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 33.7 ± 4.2 | 22.5 ± 1.6 |  < 0.001 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 109.3 ± 9.6 | 82.1 ± 6.4 |  < 0.001 |
Systolic BP (mmHg) | 135 ± 18 | 115 ± 10 |  < 0.001 |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 79 ± 13 | 69 ± 7 | 0.001 |
Fasting glucose (mmol/L) | 5.5 ± 0.5 | 5.1 ± 0.4 | 0.005 |
Fasting insulin (µIU/mL) | 18.4 ± 11.6 | 6.3 ± 2.6 |  < 0.001 |
HOMA-IR | 4.5 ± 3.0 | 1.4 ± 0.7 |  < 0.001 |
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) | 109 ± 19 | 115 ± 12 | 0.190 |
Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 2.2 ± 0.8 | 1.0 ± 0.3 |  < 0.001 |
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.0 ± 0.7 | 4.8 ± 0.9 | 0.363 |
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.1 ± 0.2 | 1.5 ± 0.3 |  < 0.001 |
Epicardial adipose tissue thickness (mm) | 6.8 ± 1.8 | 3.2 ± 1.4 |  < 0.001 |