Anthropometric and biochemical parameters of the general population according to body mass index
| Group I | Group II | Group III | |||||||
| BMI 18.5–24.9 kg/m2 | BMI 25–29.9 kg/m2 | BMI ≥30 kg/m2 | |||||||
| Mean age=38.0±13.0 | Mean age=40.4±11.7 | Mean age=41.4±10.8 | |||||||
| Male (538) | Female (434) | Total (972) | Male (260) | Female (337) | Total (597) | Male (43) | Female (182) | Total (225) | |
| Weight (kg) | 60.6±7.6 | 52.8±5.6 | 57.1±7.8 | 74.5±7.4 | 64.5±6.2 | 68.9±8.4* | 86.9±11.6 | 77.5±7.7 | 79.4±9.4* † |
| Waist (cm) | 81.4±7.2 | 77.8±7.1 | 79.9±7.4 | 92.4±7.6 | 88.3±7.0 | 90.1±7.5* | 104.2±12.9 | 97.3±9.3 | 98.7±10.5* † |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 123.2±12.4 | 118±11.9 | 120±12.5 | 125.6±12.4 | 121.3±12.9 | 123.2±12.9* | 128.5±14.6 | 123.5±12.4 | 124.5±13.0* |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 77.4±8.5 | 75.4±8.2 | 76.5± 8.5 | 79.3±9.1 | 76.4±8.4 | 77.7±8.8* | 82.1±12.2 | 78.7±9.12 | 80.4±9.9* † |
| Fasting blood glucose (mg/dl) | 103.9±39.6 | 105.9±41.0 | 104.8±40.3 | 115.2±47.7 | 109.4±38.9 | 111.9±43.0* | 110.2±34.8 | 113.1±35.1 | 112.5±35.0* |
| Post Glucose blood sugar (mg/dl) | 132.5±75.3 | 124.6±72.6 | 129.0±74.2 | 155.7±88.6 | 140.2±74.8 | 147.0±81.4* | 141.6±71.1 | 143.2±68.3 | 142.9±68.7* |
| Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 173.2±50.4 | 179.6±47.4 | 176.1±49.3 | 182.4±50.0 | 188.6±44.7 | 185.9±47.3* | 188.6±43.2 | 183.8±48.2 | 184.8±47.3* † |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 146.1±108.3 | 125.4±85.7 | 136.8±99.3 | 176.3±123.3 | 138.3±70.7 | 154.6±98.6* | 177.1±82.4 | 142.6±85.6 | 149.2±86.0* |
| High-density lipoprotein (mg/dl) | 42.3±12.5 | 47.6±12.4 | 44.7 ±12.8 | 40.9±11.6 | 45.9±11.1 | 43.7±11.7 | 40.8±10.0 | 44.5±11.3 | 43.8±11.2 |
| Low-density lipoprotein (mg/dl) | 102.4±37.8 | 107.5±36.7 | 104.7±37.5 | 108.7±37.8 | 115.2±37.4 | 112.5±38.0* | 123.9±72.3 | 110.0±36.4 | 113.4±45.6* |