Variable

Male

Female

p value

n = 66

n = 84

Body mass index (kg/m²)

25.87 ± 3.90

29.57 ± 5.26

<0.001

Waist circumference (cm)

95.32 ± 11.04

98.19 ± 13.35

0.225

Waist-to-hip ratio

0.99 ± 0.08

0.94 ± 0.07

0.002

Systolic BP (mmHg)

131.61 ± 14.78

133.98 ± 20.51

0.486

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

81.57 ± 10.95

83.24 ± 11.77

0.448

FPG (mmol/L)

8.10 ± 4.31

7.65 ± 3.22

0.547

Glycated haemoglobin (%)

7.96 ± 2.39

8.05 ± 2.08

0.835

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.12 ± 0.86

4.49 ± 1.00

0.058

LDL (mmol/L)

2.64 ± 0.75

2.92 ± 0.83

0.036

HDL (mmol/L)

1.01 ± 0.17

1.00 ± 0.18

0.722

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.00 ± 0.26

1.08 ± 0.33

0.207

Total WBC (×10³/mm³)

6.14 ± 1.31

5.96 ± 1.17

0.471

Hs-CRP (mg/L)

1.23 ± 1.44

1.68 ± 1.76

0.146