Table 2

General characteristics of participants stratified by cardiometabolic phenotypes in male participants

Cardiometabolic phenotype

P value
MHN (n=1820)MUHN (n=106)MHO (n=3136)MUHO (n=1604)
N (%)N (%)N (%)N (%)
Male
Marital status*0.01
 Not married34 (1.9)1 (0.9)28 (0.9)161
 Married1786 (98.1)105 (99.1)3108 (99.1)1588 (99)
Education level**0.39
 Illiterate170 (9.3)9 (8.5)2528152 (9.5)
 Primary school659 (36.2)34 (32.1)1158 (36.9)591 (36.8)
 Diploma773 (42.5)51 (48.1)1313 (41.9)681 (42.5)
 University2181212 (11.3)413 (13.2)180 (11.2)
 Physical activity level (METs)**<0.001
 Low462 (25.4)3533927 (29.6)617 (38.5)
 Moderate334 (18.4)24 (22.6)621 (19.8)340 (21.2)
 High1024 (56.3)47 (44.3)1588 (50.6)647 (40.3)
Quintiles of Wealth Index**<0.001
 1 (poorest)408 (22.4)11 (10.4)505 (16.1)259 (16.1)
 2304 (16.7)1716472 (15.1)259 (16.1)
 3351 (19.3)32 (30.2)683 (21.8)347 (21.6)
 4369 (20.3)16 (15.1)702 (22.4)326 (20.3)
 5 (richest)388 (21.3)30 (28.3)774 (24.7)413 (25.7)
Current smoking status**<0.001
 Non-smoker819 (45)44 (41.5)1578 (50.3)745 (46.4)
 Ex-smoker234 (12.8)15 (14.2)591 (18.8)358 (22.3)
 Smoker717 (39.4)44 (41.5)831 (26.5)434 (27.1)
 Smokers of other tobacco products (water pipe, hookah, pipe)50 (2.7)3 (2.8)136 (4.3)67 (4.2)
 Secondhand smoking750 (41.2)35331371 (43.7)722 (45)*0.02
Alcohol consumption**0.3
 No1440 (79.1)82 (77.4)2552 (80.4)1243 (77.5)
 Experiment290 (15.9)1716476 (15.2)269 (16.8)
 Limited time (for treatment)3 (0.2)06 (0.2)5 (0.3)
 Ex-drinker9 (0.5)022 (0.7)7 (0.4)
 Drinker78 (4.3)7 (6.6)110 (3.5)80 (29.1)
Insulin load**<0.001
 First166 (9.1)23 (21.7)240 (7.7)200 (12.5)
 Second358 (19.6)27 (25.5)607 (19.4)338 (21.1)
 Third552 (30.3)31 (29.2)946 (30.2)472 (29.4)
 Fourth744 (40.9)25 (23.6)1343 (42.8)59437
Insulin Index**<0.001
 First250 (13.7)30 (28.3)435 (13.9)313 (19.5)
 Second403 (22.1)28 (26.4)719 (22.9)439 (27.4)
 Third517 (28.4)28 (26.4)955 (30.5)424 (26.4)
 Fourth650 (35.7)20 (18.9)1027 (32.7)428 (26.7)
Mean±SDMean±SDMean±SDMean±SD
Age (years)49.71±9.6155.15±8.8549.23±9.0452.01±8.97***<0.001
Height (cm)170.61±7.00169.29±6.35169.78±6.63170.35±6.33***<0.001
Weight (kg)65.48±7.5867.76±6.1782.66±9.9490.27±11.94***<0.001
Waist circumference (cm)82.85±6.9589.20±5.5897.82±7.37105.26±8.33***<0.001
Hip circumference (cm)95.58±4.6596.11±4.09104.05±5.30107.11±6.33***<0.001
Dietary Insulin Index56.44±19.2750.20±9.7455.38±17.3953.10±15.33***<0.001
Dietary insulin load178 265.37±91 953.88146 325.32±68 338.32179 204.06±88 164.46169 201.99±83 857.36***<0.0001
Energy intake (kcal)3109.21±919.322850.34±919.823192.65±931.323132.97±961.05***<0.001
  • *P value: χ2 test ; ** P value: Kruskal-Wallis test; *** P value: one-way analysis of variance.

  • MET, metabolic equivalent of task; MHN, Metabolically Healthy Normal Weight; MHO, Metabolically Healthy Obese; MUHN, Metabolically Unhealthy Normal Weight; MUHO, Metabolically Unhealthy Obese.