Table 3

General characteristics of participants stratified by cardiometabolic phenotypes in female participants

Cardiometabolic phenotype

MHN (n=1128)MUHN (n=134)MHO (n=3734)MUHO (n=3220)
N (%)N (%)N (%)N (%)
Female
Marital status<0.001
 Not married184 (16.4)19 (14.2)37310425 (13.2)
 Married944 (83.7)115 (85.8)3361(90)2795 (86.8)
Education level**<0.001
 Illiterate217 (19.2)51 (38.1)646 (17.3)976 (30.3)
 Primary school381 (33.8)39 (29.1)1589 (42.5)1365 (42.4)
 Diploma407(36)36 (26.9)1249 (33.5)770 (23.9)
 University123 (10.9)8 (6)250 (6.7)109 (3.4)
 Physical activity level (METs)**<0.001
 Low354 (31.4)53 (39.6)1183 (31.7)1341 (41.6)
 Moderate517 (45.8)59 (44)1732 (46.4)1325 (41.1)
 High257 (22.7)22 (16.4)819 (21.9)554 (17.2)
Quintiles of Wealth Index**<0.001
 1 (poorest)350 (30.9)40 (29.9)89724973 (30.2)
 2166 (14.8)22 (16.4)625 (16.7)650 (20.2)
 3213 (18.8)30 (22.4)769 (20.6)602 (18.7)
 4228 (20.2)21 (15.7)868 (23.2)576 (17.9)
 5 (richest)171 (15.2)21 (15.7)575 (15.4)41913
Current smoking status**0.21
 Non-smoker1111 (98.5)132 (98.5)3698 (99)3177 (98.7)
 Ex-smoker4 (0.4)2 (1.5)17 (0.5)15 (0.5)
 Smoker10 (0.9)012 (0.3)17 (0.5)
 Smokes other tobacco products (water pipe, hookah, pipe)3 (0.3)07 (0.2)11 (0.3)
 Secondhand smoking506 (12.3)69 (51.5)1834 (49.1)1711 (53.1)<0.001
Alcohol consumption**0.65
 No1121 (99.4)134 (100)3725 (99.8)3209 (99.7)
 Experiment6 (0.5)06 (0.2)7 (0.2)
 Limited time (for treatment)001 (0.1 (0.02)
 Ex-drinker002 (0.1)1 (0.02)
 Drinker1 (0.1)002 (0.1)
Insulin load**<0.001
 First3953574 (55.2)1263 (33.8)1345 (41.8)
 Second3272937 (27.6)1140 (30.5)895 (27.8)
 Third242 (21.4)14 (10.4)832 (22.3)633 (19.7)
 Fourth164 (14.5)9 (6.7)499 (13.4)347 (10.8)
Insulin Index**<0.001
 First3272967(50)1072 (28.7)1211 (37.6)
 Second300 (26.6)28 (20.9)97126833 (25.9)
 Third244 (21.6)31 (23.1)876 (23.5)654 (20.3)
 Fourth257 (22.7)8 (6)815 (21.8)522 (16.2)
Mean±SDMean±SDMean±SDMean±SD
Age (years)47.01±9.7555.52±9.2147.07±8.4952.13±8.98***<0.001
Height (cm)157.01±6.58155.63±6.25156.12±155.49±5.94***<0.001
Weight (kg)56.02±6.5457.32±5.8974.04±10.8778.23±11.90***<0.001
Waist circumference (cm)77.97±6.6285.63±6.5292.57±9.24100.03±9.03***<0.001
Hip circumference (cm)95.16±5.3094.45±4.84107.54±8.27109.04±9.48***<0.001
Dietary Insulin Index52.35±19.4046.17±8.4451.78±19.1649.62±16.96***<0.001
Dietary insulin load124 898.66±56 090.32101 945.79±46 619.43126 403.94±63 741.27118 249.36±58 585.05***<0.001
Energy intake (kcal)2381.77±693.492165.50±708.042412.56±661.782351.92±666.32***<0.001
  • *P value: χ2 test; ** P value: Kruskal-Wallis; *** 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.