Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

Sex (F) (n (%))

323

136 (58)

136

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187

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Age (years)

323

46 ± 12

136

41 ± 12

187

47 ± 12

0.42

Waist circumference (cm)

307

89 ± 13

130

89 ± 11

177

90 ± 14

0.40

Body mass index (Kg/m²)

323

27 ± 6

136

25 ± 4

187

29 ± 7

<0.001

Glycaemia (mmol/L)

323

4.6 ± 1.2

136

4.9 ± 1.6

187

4.5 ± 0.9

0.003

25(OH)D (ng/mL)

323

29 ± 8

136

30 ± 8

187

28 ± 7

0.006

Overweight (n (%))

323

198 (61)

136

71 (52)

187

127 (68)

0.004

Obesity (n (%))

323

94 (29)

136

23 (17)

187

71 (38)

<0.001

Abdominal obesity (n (%))

307

108 (35)

130

13 (10)

177

95 (54)

<0.001

Hypertension (n (%))

323

136 (42)

136

56 (41)

187

80 (43)

0.77

Dyslipidemia (n (%))

319

184 (58)

135

69 (51)

184

115 (63)

0.04

Vitamin D Insufficiency (n (%))

323

183 (57)

136

68 (50)

187

115 (62)

0.04