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Table 2 Characteristics of the individuals included in the study for Hortega and Pizarra populations after removing those individuals with low genotyping call rate

From: Impact of obesity-related genes in Spanish population

Variables

HORTEGA study (N = 1425)

PIZARRA study (N = 869)

Age (years)

54.4 ± 19.3

46.2 ± 13.8***

Gender, M(%)/F(%)

718 (50.4) / 707 (49.6)

322 (37.2) / 543 (62.8)***

Weight (kg)

70.8 ± 12.9

74.0 ± 14.1***

Height (m)

1.63 ± 0.1

1.6 ± 0.1***

Waist perimeter (cm) (M/F)

95.70 ± 10.15 /83.4 ±12.8

100.6 ± 10.6/ 97.8 ±14.7***

BMI (kg/m2)

26.4 ± 4.2

28.6 ± 5.2***

SBP (mmHg)

130.8 ± 21.5

129.1 ± 21.8

DBP (mmHg)

79.3 ± 10.7

77.7 ± 12.4***

Total Cholesterol (mg/dl)

201.6 ± 38.2

202.6 ± 39.7

LDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)

114.3 ± 34.5

124.2 ± 34.1***

HDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)

51.6 ± 4.2

58.5 ± 13.2***

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

178.1 ± 114.4

99.5 ± 67.0***

Glucose (mg/dl)

92.6 ± 20.7

106.7 ± 30.3***

Obesity (N/%)

253/18. 5

307/36.0 ***

Overweight (N/%)

574/41.9

306/ 35.9*

Abdominal obesity (N/%)+

388/28.6

514/60.1 ***

DM2 (N/%)

109/7.7

145/18.9 ***

HTN (N/%)

602/42.3

365/42.8

  1. *p-values denote differences between Hortega study and Pizarra study (p < 0.05); <0.01; ***p-values <0.001; M: Male, F: Female, BMI: Body mass index, SBP: Systolic blood pressure, DBP: Diastolic blood pressure, DM2: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, HTN: Hypertension; Calculated with the Friedwald formula; +Abdominal obesity was defined as waist >102 cm in men and >88 cm in women.