Characteristics of the obese and control participants.

*P-values for differences in distribution of characteristics between the obese and control groups. Gender was expressed as number (%); Fasting glucose, TG, TC, VLDL-C, HDL-C are expressed as median (lower quartile-upper quartile); other variables are expressed as mean ±standard deviation. a: independent t-test; b: χ2 test; c: Kruskal-Wallis test; Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; HC, hip circumference; WtHR, waist circumference to height ratio; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; TG, triglyceride; TC, total cholesterol; LDL cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol. Characteristics of the obese and control participants.