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Table 1 Anthropometric results for the study population

From: Determinants of left ventricular mass in obesity; a cardiovascular magnetic resonance study

 

Normal Weight Subjects N = 16

Obese Subjects N = 38

p value

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

21.7 ± 1.8

37.8 ± 6.9

<0.001

Weight (kg)

61 ± 9

105 ± 18

<0.001

Percentage Excess Weight (%)

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51 ± 28

 

Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

114 ± 9

117 ± 11

0.34

Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

72 ± 8

75 ± 8

0.21

Waist Hip Ratio

0.81 ± 0.08

0.92 ± 0.08

<0.001

Total Fat Mass (kg)

19 ± 10

47 ± 16

<0.001

Visceral Fat Mass (dm3)

243 ± 123

667 ± 276

<0.001

Lean Mass (kg)

46 ± 8

57 ± 9

<0.001

Age (yrs)

47 ± 10

42 ± 10

0.09

Height (m)

1.68 ± 0.06

1.67 ± 0.08

0.58