Table 1 The values of anthropometric and blood variables in study subjects

 Total

50.9±10.2 [50.5(43-58)]^c

46.9±8.9 [48.5(41-53)]^a

48.1±8.9 [49.5(42-54.3)]^b

35.8±9.2 [37(28-42)]^a,b,c

^a,b,c p<0.001

 Male

51.8±10.5 [53(43.3-58.8)]^a

45.5±6.5 [47(41-5)]^b

46.7±6.5 [48(42-53)]^c

30±9.72 [27.5(22.5-37.3)]^a,b,c

^a,b,c p<0.001

 Female

49.3±9.6 [47.5(41.5-6)]^a

47.7±10.1 [50(40-56)]^b

49±10.1 [52(42-57)]^c

39.7± 6.9 [40(36-42)]^a,b,c

^a p=0.01

^b,c p=0.02

Weight (kg)

105.8±14.5 [104.2(95.0-117.1)]^b,d,f

129.1±22.9 [125.0(112.8-142.8)]^a,b,c

86.4±18.9 [82.0(73.3-93.3)]^a,d,e

70.1±10.5 [69.0(63.0-76.0)]^c,e,f

^{a*,b*,c*,d*,f} p<0.001

^e p=0.001

 Total

<18.5 – underweight

18.5-24.9 – normal

≥25 – overweight

25.0-29.9 – pre-obese

30.0-34.9 – obese class 1

35.0-39.9 – obese class 2

≥40 – obese class 3

35.9±4.4 [35.2(32.7-38.2)]^b,d,f

44.3±5.6 [44.0(40.0-47.0)]^a,b,c

29.5±4.6 [28.5(26.0-32.0)]^a,d,e

22.9±2.2 [23.0(21.0-24.0)]^c,e,f

a*,b*,c*,d*,e*,f*

p<0.001

37.0±4.6 [36.4(33.7-39.9)]^a,b,c

44.5±5.3 [44.0(40.0-50.0)]^a,d,e

29.9±5.9 [28.0(26.0-35.0)]^b,d,f

22.2±2.6 [22.0(19.8-24.5)]^c,e,f

^a,b,c,d,e p<0.001

^f p=0.008

 Female

34.0±3.3 [34.1(31.8-36.9)]^a,b,c

44.4±5.8 [44.0(40.0-46.0)]^a,d,e

29.3±3.9 [30.0(26.0-32.0)]^b,d,f

23.3±1.9 [24.0(22.0-24.5)]^c,e,f

^a,b,c,d,e,f p<0.001

hs-CRP (mg/l)

<5.0

3.9±4.3 [2.3(0.9-6.4)]^b,d

6.0±5.4 [4.0(2.0-6.3)]^a,b,c

1.2±0.6 [1.0(1.0-1.0)]^a,d

1.3±0.7 [1.0(1.0-1.5)]^c

^a*,c* p<0.001

^b*,d* p=0.02

Cholesterol (mmol/l)

<5.0

4.6±1.1 [5.6(4.9-6.3)]^b

5.1±1.0 [5.1(4.4-5.6)]^a

4.5±0.6 [4.6(4.1-4.8)]^a,b,c

5.1±1.0 [5.2(4.1-5.2)]^c

^a p=0.004

^b p<0.001

^c p=0.04

LDL–cholesterol (mmol/l)

<3.0

3.5±1.0 [3.4(3.1-4.2)]^b

3.4±1.0 [3.1(2.8-4.1)]^a

2.6±0.5 [2.7(2.2-2.9)]^a,b,c

3.6±0.7 [3.8(2.9-4.1)]^c

^a*,b,c p<0.001

HDL–cholesterol (mmol/l)

>1.0

1.4±0.3 [1.4(1.1-1.6)]^b,c

1.4±0.7 [1.2(1.1-1.4)]^a

1.8±0.4 [1.8(1.5-2.2)]^a,b

1.6±0.5 [1.5(1.2-1.8)]^c

^a*,b p<0.001

^c p=0.025

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

<1.7

1.9±0.2 [1.4(1.1-2.5)]^c,d

1.8±0.9 [1.8(1.2-21.3)]^a,b

1.1±0.5 [1.0(0.7-1.5)]^a,c

1.2±0.7 [0.9(0.8-1.2)]^b,d

^a*,c* p<0.001

^b* p=0.005

^d* p=0.007

Glucose (mmol/l)

4.1-6.1

5.8±0.9 [5.8(5.2-6.1)]^b,d,e

6.7±2.3 [5.9(5.4-6.8)]^a,b,c

5.2±1.1 [4.9(4.7-5.3)]^a,d

4.8±0.7 [5.0(4.3-5.4)]^c,e

^a,b,c,d,e p<0.001

A1C (%)

4.0-6.0

5.7±0.4 [5.6(5.4-5.8)]^b,d,f

6.0±1.3 [5.7(5.5-6.0)]^a,b,c

5.3±0.4 [5.2(5.1-5.5)]^a,d,e

5.0±0.3 [5.1(4.8-5.2)]^c,e,f

^{a, b, c, d*,f*} p<0.001

^e* p=0.03

A1C (IFCC) (mmol/l)

20.0-42.0

38.3±4.3 [37.7(35.5-39.9)]^c,e

42.3±13.0 [39.0 (37.0-42.0)]^a,b

34.5±4.7 [33.0(32.0-36.5)]^a,c,d

31.1±2.6 [32.0(28.5-33.0)]^b,d,e

^a*,b*,c*,e* p<0.001

^d p=0.04

Vitamin D (25-OH) (nmol/l)

>75.0

48.8±16.9 [47.9(36.1-58.7)]^c

54.2±14.7 [54.1(40.7-63.0)]^a,b

67.9±21.6 [69.3(48.6-80.8)]^a,c

81.8±75.5 [60.2(40.0-83.5)]^b

^a p =0.006

^b,c p<0.001

Vitamin B12 (pmol/l)

145.0-569.0

ND

304.4±108.1 [297.0(234.3-354.5)]

297.8±119.1 [277.0(210.0-387.0)]

337.8±134.4 [327.0(209.5-471.5)]

NS

Vitamin B9 (nmol/l)

8.8-60.8

ND

15.3±7.5 [13.7(10.7-20.3)]^a

28.9±23.6 [20.4(11.4-36.7)]^a

15.1±6.5 [13.1(10.9-16.5)]

^a* p=0.03

 Male

30.0–400.0

ND

202.3±82.9 [245.1(127.0-262.0)]

192.8±89.5 [176.8(116.8-241.7)]

226.3±86.7 [203.7(157.7-317.7)]

NS

 Female

13.0–150.0

ND

110.4±66.6 [84.0(60.8-154.2)]

114.1±89.7 [78.6(34.8-203.2)]

87.1±90.7 [47.9(40.2-153.6)]

NS

 Male

10.6-28.3

ND

19.1±5.7 [17.8(13.9-25.1)]

22.3±6.6 [20.2(17.3-25.1)]

18.9±3.2 [19.2(15.8-21.7)]

NS

 Female

6.6-26.0

ND

16.2±6.0 [15.0(12.6-18.7)]

20.6±9.3 [19.2(15.1-24.1)]

17.7±3.8 [18.5(14.9-20.2)]

NS