Table 1: Characteristics of the 'obese/overweight' and 'normal weight' groups.
| Obese(n = 50) | Control (n = 63) | P-value | |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Age(yrs) | 19.85 (1.35) | 19.96 (1.59) | 0.79 |
| Height(cm) | 166.14 (10.60) | 161.44 (8.68) | 0.14 |
| Weight(kg) | 84.50 (21.07) | 55.01 (9.04) | 0.0002 |
| Waist Circumference(cm) | 92.43 (18.52) | 74.43 (7.16) | 0.002 |
| Hip Circumference(cm) | 111.39 (15.11) | 91.84 (7.27) | 0.0002 |
| Waist hip ratio | 0.82 (0.06) | 0.81 (0.08) | 0.49 |
| Body mass index(kg/m2) | 30.26 (5.27) | 21.00 (2.12) | 1.54 |