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Table 2 Anthropometric measurement characteristics of participants

From: Comparison of different obesity indices associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus among different sex and age groups in Nantong, China: a cross-section study

Variable

No T2DM

T2DM

P

Variable

No T2DM

T2DM

P

Male (age:18–59)

   

Female (age:18–59)

   

BMI (kg/m2)

24.11 ± 2.72

25.78 ± 2.92

0.053

BMI (kg/m2)

23.21 ± 2.90

25.06 ± 3.19

< 0.001

BAI

25.01 ± 4.50

27.26 ± 4.86

0.048

BAI

26.62 ± 4.27

29.28 ± 3.60

< 0.001

WC (cm)

85.71 ± 7.90

88.74 ± 7.84

0.021

WC (cm)

80.14 ± 6.63

84.53 ± 7.87

< 0.001

WHR

0.89 ± 0.06

0.88 ± 0.06

0.591

WHR

0.87 ± 0.06

0.87 ± 0.05

0.990

WHtR

0.49 ± 0.05

0.52 ± 0.04

0.001

WHtR

0.49 ± 0.04

0.52 ± 0.05

< 0.001

Male (age: ≥60)

   

Female (age: ≥60)

   

BMI (kg/m2)

24.27 ± 3.39

24.66 ± 3.32

0.112

BMI (kg/m2)

24.12 ± 3.14

25.18 ± 4.16

< 0.001

BAI

25.45 ± 5.43

25.61 ± 4.83

0.536

BAI

29.08 ± 4.83

30.09 ± 4.86

0.001

WC (cm)

86.54 ± 7.83

87.84 ± 8.52

0.033

WC (cm)

83.46 ± 8.08

85.48 ± 7.84

< 0.001

WHR

0.90 ± 0.05

0.91 ± 0.13

0.147

WHR

0.88 ± 0.06

0.89 ± 0.10

0.334

WHtR

0.51 ± 0.05

0.51 ± 0.05

0.052

WHtR

0.52 ± 0.05

0.54 ± 0.05

< 0.001

  1. BMI body mass index; BAI body adiposity index; WC waist circumference; WHR waist-to-hip ratio; WHtR waist-to-height ratio; T2DM type 2 diabetes mellitus
  2. Values are presented as mean ± SD
  3. P < 0.05, statistically significant